Raphael Varane, former Real Madrid and Manchester United defender, retires from football at 31
Former Real Madrid and Manchester United defender Raphael Varane has retired from professional football at the age of 31 after suffering a knee injury.
Varane had joined Serie A club Como earlier this season after his contract at Man United ended. However, after suffering a knee injury recently the former World Cup winner decided to retire from football.
He played just one match for Como in the Coppa Itali but was substituted after just 20 minutes.
Varane’s most successful tenure at the club level came at Real Madrid where he played for 10 seasons and won 18 trophies including three La Liga titles and four Champions League top prizes.
He won the Carabao Cup and the FA Cup with Man United and the World Cup in 2018 with his national team France.
He made the retirement announcement through I...