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Steven Railston

Manchester United's Raphael Varane retires from international football with France

Manchester United defender Raphael Varane has announced his retirement from international football.

Varane made his France debut in 2013 and he's enjoyed close to a decade of service for Les Blues. The centre-back won the World Cup in Russia in 2018 and he's made a total of 93 caps for his country, some of which he wore the captain's armband in.

The 29-year-old also started in France's major final defeats at Euro 2016 and most recently at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where his side only fell short on penalties against Argentina after normal time and extra time produced a 3-3 scoreline.

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