Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes anger fans after ‘failing to show’ for Indian futsal tournament after they were named on the team sheets
MANCHESTER UNITED legends Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes have angered Indian fans by failing to turn out for a futsal tournament in which they billed as the star attractions.
The Hindu newspaper said the pair were "understood to be 'tired'" on their arrival in Bangalore for the event on Tuesday.
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Scholes, 42, was meant to be captain of the Bangalore team and Giggs, 43, for Mumbai in the Premier Futsal tournament.
Scholes played in the Mumbai leg of the tournament on Saturday.
But the pair were not even on the bench for the first game in Bangalore and fans were not impressed.
With the tickets priced as high as £110, including a "meet and greet session with the legends", disgruntled fans were quick to dismiss the event as a money-making exercise.
One fan said: "The tickets I bought were for £23 a day. I am not wasting any more of my time here.”
"They don't even have the courtesy to announce that the two aren't playing."
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Event organisers confirmed the absence of the former Manchester United greats, but made no further immediate comment.
Another disappointed fan said: "They could have at least come and interacted with the fans.
"I had to leave the office early, brave the traffic on a weekday evening and come here, and then the two aren't even on the bench!"
The futsal tournament, now into its second edition, has six teams with five players each locking horns in an indoor version of football.
Former stars Ronaldinho of Brazil and Argentina's Hernan Crespo are also part of the event which will move to Dubai next week.
Giggs enjoyed a remarkable career with Manchester United between 1990 and 2014, netting 168 goals in 963 appearances, with Scholes bagging 107 goals in 499 games.