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Steven Railston

Man United defender Raphael Varane bids emotional farewell after France international retirement

Manchester United's Raphael Varane bid farewell to international duty on Friday night at the Stade de France.

Varane, 29, announced he'd taken the decision to retire from international football last month and he was paraded on the pitch, alongside Hugo Lloris, Blaise Matuidi and Steve Mandanda, before France's match against the Netherlands.

The defender made his France debut in 2013 and enjoyed close to a decade of service for Les Bleus. He won the World Cup in Russia in 2018 and made a total of 93 appearances for his country, some of which he wore the captain's armband in.

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