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Raphael Varane leaves football not only with the admiration of Manchester United supporters ringing in his ears, but also the those of Real Madrid, RC Lens and the French national team. You would be hard pressed finding anyone who has ever shared a dressing room with the legendary defender who has a single bad word to say about him. And that includes Didier Deschamps, the France boss who led the emotional tributes to Raphael Varane after Wednesday’s bombshell news. It’s fitting really that Varane – one of the most decorated players of the modern era – signed off with a colossal performance in …

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