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France’s former Manchester United defender Raphael Varane quits football

The 2018 World Cup winner has struggled with a serious knee injury he suffered after joining Italian club Como from Manchester United in July.

France’s World Cup-winning defender Raphael Varane has announced his retirement from football at the age of 31, bringing down the curtain on his successful career after suffering a serious knee injury.

Varane made 93 appearances for France from 2013 to 2022, playing a key role in their 2018 World Cup victory in Russia and their runners-up finish four years later in Qatar.

Varane began his club career at Ligue 1 side Lens, before joining Real Madrid in 2011, where he played 360 times and won three LaLiga titles and four Champions League trophies in a trophy-laden spell.

He joined United in 2021, making 95 appearances in all competitions for the English side and helping them win the League Cup in 2023 and FA Cup in 2024, before moving to Serie A club Como in July where he suffered a knee injury on his debut.

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