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Ryan Giggs penned a poem to his ex-girlfriend Kate Greville in which he told her that "pulling you was my greatest ever coo", a court has heard.
Lawyers read out reams of gushing messages between the then-couple, and amongst those was the rhyming note which was sent in the early stages of their relationship.
Mr Giggs’ innuendo-laden verse begins: "My darling Kate. Unequivocally, our love was fate", and ends with him referring to his genitalia as a "totem pole".
The poem was written in response to a poem by Kate Greville to the former footballer, which included the line "every day you do me proud, because you’re well endowed".
It was also heard that Mr Giggs said he loved his then-girlfriend "more than all my Premier League appearances, which is a lot".
Conversely, Ms Greville said that her "favourite place in the world" was "in the little crevice" under his chin. The jury also heard how online stalking was commonplace in their relationship.
Manchester Crown Court was told how the ex-footballer sent his then-girlfriend a message saying he would "stalk her like mad" if he did not talk to her.
Asked what this meant, Mr Giggs said it was mutual and that: "It just meant we were checking up on each other… it was just common in our relationship."
The court also heard that during his tenure as Wales manager, Mr Giggs handed over a copy of his itinerary to Ms Greville which detailed "every minute" of his daily routine so that she could cross-reference it.
When their relationship broke down, Mr Giggs said he would turn up unannounced at Ms Greville’s gym, home and workplace in an attempt to "rekindle" things.
The court heard that on every occasion the former footballer turned up without telling Ms Greville, they got back together.
"She was happy that I fought for us and that I kept persisting," he told the jury. The court also heard about the night of November 1, 2020, when he is alleged to have assaulted Ms Greville.
Mr Giggs admitted trying to stop Ms Greville's sister, Emma Greville from reporting an argument to the police by using his teenage daughter as a "lever".
Peter Wright QC, for the Crown, finished his cross-examination of Mr Giggs by asking: "You assaulted her [Kate Greville], didn't you? And you assaulted her sister, didn't you?"
"No," he answered twice.
Mr Giggs said that he was "scared" police were on their way because of the potential consequences of false allegations being made to the police, adding, "it just wouldn’t look good".
The ex-Wales manager is on trial accused of assaulting Ms Greville and subjecting her to controlling and coercive behaviour from August 2017 to November 2020.
He denies the charges.
The trial continues.
