'Victim' Giggs set for UEFA elbowing probe

Ryan Giggs could be banned by UEFA for the second leg of Wales's Euro 2004 play-off with Russia - although time could be on the Welsh winger's side.

The Russian Football Union say they have forwarded a tape of the first leg in Moscow to European football's governing body with a view to them looking at an alleged elbow by Giggs on Vadim Evseev.

However, UEFA have not yet received the tape and would need to have it in their possession by tomorrow morning at the latest for any action to be taken that would affect Giggs's participation in the match at the Millennium Stadium on Wednesday night.

A UEFA spokesman said today: "We are to investigate allegations that Giggs elbowed a Russian opponent during Saturday's Euro 2004 play-off in Moscow. However, we haven't yet received the video evidence. I think if we did not receive it until tomorrow afternoon it would be too close to the match.

"There is no set limit on how long reviewing the evidence takes but first we would need to decide if there is a case to answer."

Giggs complained after the game that a tackle on him by Evseev was "one of the worst I have had to contend with in my career".

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