Team-mate Christoph Metzelder said breaking the record held by AC Milan's Filippo Inzaghi was a fine achievement.

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Yet the longevity of Giggs, now the proud owner of a 20th major medal spanning his 18 years as a professional, is an achievement in itself bearing in mind he is a winger who has spent his record-breaking days dazzling defenders with trickery, pace, athleticism, movement and power in the most physically demanding league in the world.

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In a culture that encourages the constant search for the limits of human achievement, we, the fans, the consumers of popular sports entertainment, revel in record-breaking, gravity-defying, barely believable feats on the field of play.

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