Former Manchester United player Ryan Giggs lands new job with director of football appointment

Former Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs has returned to the world of football, having been a director at Salford City FC for most of this season.

Giggs is one of the co-owners of the League Two club, and recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Class of 92's takeover. PA news agency reports he took over the role of director of football this year, following Nicky Butt, who became Salford's chief executive in October after replacing fellow co-owner Gary Neville.

This is Giggs' first role back in football after leaving his post as Wales manager in June 2022 due to an impending court hearing. After being cleared of accusations of domestic violence brought forward by an ex-partner last July, a source close to Giggs said that he had "unfinished business in the game".

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Salford City haven't officially announced Giggs' appointment yet. The first mention of his new post surfaced during the recent announcement of Alex Bruce joining manager Karl Robinson's coaching team.

Currently, Salford sit 20th in the League Two table, just eight points clear of Colchester in the last relegation spot, after a 3-1 defeat against MK Dons over the weekend. Giggs, Butt, Gary Neville, Phil Neville, Paul Scholes and David Beckham each own 10 per cent of the club, with Singaporean businessman Peter Lim holding the remaining 40 per cent.

Salford announced at the end of February that they had initiated "a process to explore new strategic partners for the club to support its ambitious growth targets".

Club chief executive Butt said: "We are backing Salford City with as much commitment and