Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs has received the prestigious 'Golden Foot' award in Monaco's Monte Carlo, presented to him by Prince Albert II Of Monaco. Giggs was shortlisted with many other top professional footballers, and topped the list in the voting. The 37-year-old is still in action for The Red Devils, and is seen as the greatest player in the club's history. Giggsy also left his footprint on Monaco's Hall Of Fame, 'The Champions Promenade'.  

Giggs was handed the accolade by Prince Albert, before being interviewed by the gathered media. He then signed and moulded his footprints to Monte Carlo's famous walk, before lining-up with past winners of the award. Ryan won the 2011 award by a record margin, having been a candidate for it on five other occasions. This time he was up against the likes of Gianluigi Buffon, Didier Drogba, Carles Puyol, Raul Gonzalez and Xavi Hernandez. 

Previous winners range from Francesco Totti, Alessandro Del Piero, Roberto Baggio, Ronaldinho, Roberto Carlos, Ronaldo, Andriy Shevchenko and Pavel Nedved. The event was televised, covered by hundreds of journalist and attented by some of the biggest names in football amongst a large audience. Giggs deservedly scooped the prize, after reaching almost 900 appearances for the club, scoring 161 goals... and counting !
 
"It's a great honour to win such an award and to have my footprints alongside some of the greatest football players is a real privilege. I have been fortunate to play alongside great players, play for the greatest manager and play for the best club in the world. At the moment I am still enjoying my football so I have not thought about what I will do when I finish, but if it all finished tomorrow I could say that I have had a fantastic career and wouldn't swap it with anybody."