In case seeing the tabloid phone-hacking scandal play itself out isn’t enough incentive to be wary of some of England’s shadier publications, the British Olympic Association is taking matters into its own hands.

Usually, scandalous extramarital affairs only manage to damage an athlete’s marketability (see: Tiger Woods). Apparently the same cannot be said of embattled Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs, who cracked the top 10 sales list for the first time in 2010-11.

The English press is reporting that Ryan Giggs allegedly also had an 8-year affair with his brother’s wife.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson attempted to ban a reporter for asking a seemingly innocuous question about Ryan Giggs’ importance to the team.

Yesterday, footballer Ryan Giggs finally got officially outed in England as the man who allegedly carried on an affair with model Imogen Thomas. Then, a tabloid-friendly story took a most tabloid-friendly turn.

A member of British Parliament “unmasked” (as much as can be when everyone knew already) Ryan Giggs as the footballer who allegedly carried on an affair with a model, so the UK press can finally talk about him.

Ryan Giggs, the Manchester United footballer widely thought to have had an affair with model Imogen Thomas, stars – and gets pooped on – in NMA’s latest video.

A Scottish newspaper outed Manchester United’s Ryan Giggs as the footballer suspected of having an affair with Welsh model Imogen Thomas.

Here’s a slideshow of the model Imogen Thomas, who allegedly had a 7-month affair with Manchester United player Ryan Giggs.

Family man footballer Ryan Giggs allegedly carried on a 7-month affair with Welsh model Imogen Thomas. The story was blocked by a court injunction, but Giggs’ name surfaced anyway.