Just because Raphael Varane has hung up his boots, that does not mean the Manchester United icon is done with football at the very highest level. Every ending can also be a beginning, after all. And, with so much left to give to the game at the age of just 31, the World Cup and multi-Champions League winning defender has little interest in swapping the game’s most iconic pitches for the bingo hall. Raphael Varane was forced into an early if not entirely unexpected retirement in September, just four months after keeping Erling Haaland quiet as Manchester United secured the FA Cup at Wembley. Va…
