He might be 40 years old and have gray hair, but he is still as fast as an 18-year-old out there on the soccer field. The man is the pride of English soccer and a true legend – Ryan Giggs. Giggs is the most decorated English soccer player of all time. He has played soccer at the highest level for Manchester United for 23 years and now he is ready to leave the game. No doubt that it’s going to be tough for him to leave a game that has brought him so much joy over the years, but all good things must come to an end. During his time with United he won 13 premier league championships, four FA-Cup trophies, two Champions League titles, four League Cup titles, nine Community Shield titles, one Super Cup title, one Intercontinental Cup trophy and one Fifa Club World Cup title. Besides all that he is also swimming in individual trophies and records. For instance Giggs has currently made the most Premier League appearances of all time with 670 and at the same time he is the player with most matches ever for Manchester United with 959 games as of right now.
This season Giggs was appointed player/coach by the new manager David Moyes and that is a role he has enjoyed very much. He likes working as a coach and as a player at the same time and when he finishes his active career in a few months, coaching will very likely be his next step. It is not known yet where exactly he will be coaching, but most likely he will start at a low position and work his way up. It is not impossible that he could stay at United as a coach.
Before he thinks too much of the future, he has to focus on ending his last season in style and go out with a bang. Recently his college Wayne Rooney told the Mirror that he does not have any words left to describe Ryan Giggs. Rooney and many others do simply not understand how a 40-year-old man with gray hair can run around and kick a ball as if he was a teenager again. Many soccer players get either lazy, tired of the sport. Simply not good enough when they reach their mid thirties, but that is not the case for Giggs. The Welsh player has been in great shape all his career and has for the most part been completely injury free as well.
Injuries are something Giggs has to avoid now that Manchester United only have 12 more Premier League games left of the season. It’s going to be interesting to see how the Red Devils will finish in the table. If Manchester United improves their game this season and catches up to the top teams, Giggs could potentially win his 14th Premier League championship this year and finish a marvelous career on the very top of world soccer.
We do not see true legends like Ryan Giggs very often – dedicated players who stay in one club throughout their whole career and play till their 40s. Giggs is certainly made of something else. The fantastic Welshman will be greatly missed in the world of soccer, and with no doubt he will be talked about and remembered for many generations to come.
