Ryan Giggs
Welsh footballer
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| July 18 2023 | Giggs was cleared of all charges as the Crown Prosecution Service withdrew the case, with the prosecutor noting that Kate Greville was unwilling to give evidence in the retrial. |
| August 31 2022 | The jury was discharged after being unable to reach a verdict on any of the charges. |
| August 8 2022 | Giggs' trial commenced in court. |
| June 20 2022 | Giggs stepped down from his position as Wales national team manager due to his upcoming trial. |
| April 28 2021 | Giggs appeared in court and denied all charges against him. |
| November 3 2020 | Ryan Giggs was arrested on suspicion of two counts of assault against his ex-girlfriend Kate Greville and her younger sister Emma. |
| November 3 2020 | Following Giggs' arrest on assault charges, his assistant manager Rob Page became the caretaker manager of Wales. |
| 2019 | Wins the Globe Soccer Awards Player Career Award, celebrating his long and distinguished football career. |
| January 15 2018 | Appointed manager of the Wales national team on a four-year contract, succeeding Chris Coleman. |
| 2017 | Giggs and Cooke divorced after being married for approximately 10 years. |
| November 2017 | Signed a two-year consultancy deal with the Promotion Fund of Vietnamese Football Talents FC (PVF), involving two trips per year to Vietnam. |
| September 2017 | Giggs proposed the University Academy 92, a university in Greater Manchester aimed at offering broader educational courses. |
| July 2 2016 | Giggs announced his departure from Manchester United following José Mourinho's appointment as manager. |
| September 22 2014 | The group of former Manchester United players sold a 50% stake in Salford City to billionaire Peter Lim. |
| May 19 2014 | Giggs was appointed as assistant manager to Louis van Gaal when the new manager was announced as Moyes' permanent replacement. |
| May 19 2014 | Announced his retirement from professional football in an open letter to Manchester United fans posted on the club website. |
| May 11 2014 | Concluded his brief interim management period at Manchester United |
| April 22 2014 | After David Moyes was sacked, Giggs took over as Manchester United's interim player-manager, managing the team for the final four games of the 2013-14 season. |
| 2013 | Retired from playing at the end of the 2013-14 season, holding the club record for 963 competitive appearances. |
| November 2013 | Giggs and Gary Neville launched GG Hospitality, a hospitality company, and opened their first football-themed restaurant, Café Football, in Stratford, London. |
| October 2 2013 | Became the all-time leading appearance holder in the European competition, overtaking Raúl. |
| July 4 2013 | Appointed as player-coach by new manager David Moyes with immediate effect. |
| March 5 2013 | Made his 1,000th competitive appearance in a 2–1 home loss to Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League round of 16. |
| March 1 2013 | Signed a new one-year contract with Manchester United, keeping him at Old Trafford until June 2014. |
| July 29 2012 | Becomes the oldest player (38 years, 243 days) to score in the Olympic football competition when scoring against United Arab Emirates. |
| July 29 2012 | Ryan Giggs played for Great Britain in the 2012 Summer Olympics football tournament, defeating United Arab Emirates 3-1 in a match at Wembley Stadium in London |
| June 28 2012 | Ryan Giggs was confirmed as one of the three over-age players selected for Great Britain's Olympic football team, and was named team captain for the 2012 Summer Olympics. |
| February 26 2012 | Made his 900th appearance for Manchester United in a 2–1 away win against Norwich City, scoring the winning goal in the 90th minute. |
| 2011 | Wins the Golden Foot award, recognizing his lifetime achievements in football. |
| September 14 2011 | Becomes the oldest player (37 years, 289 days) to score in the Champions League when scoring against Benfica. |
| May 2011 | Reported in non-UK media sources as the footballer who obtained a gagging order related to an alleged extra-marital affair with model Imogen Thomas. |
| May 23 2011 | Prime Minister David Cameron commented on the gagging order controversy, suggesting that media consumption laws needed to be reviewed. |
| May 23 2011 | Liberal Democrat MP John Hemming used parliamentary privilege to publicly name Giggs as CTB, breaking the anonymity of the gagging order. |
| May 22 2011 | The Sunday Herald published a photograph of Giggs with his eyes 'censored', challenging the gagging order by exploiting a legal loophole in Scotland. |
| April 26 2011 | Became the oldest goalscorer in Champions League history by scoring the first goal in the semi-final first leg against Schalke 04. |
| March 6 2011 | Surpassed Bobby Charlton's Manchester United league appearance record by playing his 607th game against Liverpool. |
| February 18 2011 | Signed a one-year contract extension with Manchester United, keeping him at the club until June 2012. |
| January 17 2011 | Reached 600 league appearances (all for Manchester United) in a goalless draw against Tottenham at White Hart Lane. |
| October 2010 | Ryan Giggs expressed his intention to finish his playing career at Old Trafford and stated his interest in coaching, specifically mentioning his desire to potentially manage Manchester United or Wales in the future. |
| August 16 2010 | Maintained his record of scoring in every Premier League season since its inception by scoring United's third goal in a 3–0 home victory over Newcastle United. |
| April 24 2010 | Giggs scored the first ever league penalties of his career, netting two penalties in a 3–1 home win over Tottenham Hotspur. |
| January 7 2010 | Receives the Freedom of the City of Salford, becoming the 22nd person to receive this honor. |
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