Only a year after announcing his retirement from international duty with France, Raphaël Varane would bring the curtains down fully on his playing career. The former Real Madrid and Manchester

Raphaël Varane’s legendary career came to a sad end on Tuesday when he announced his retirement at the age of just 31 having suffered a serious knee injury 23 minutes into his Como debut last month.

Former Real Madrid and Manchester United defender Raphaël Varane has retired from football after suffering a knee injury on his debut at Serie A side Como.