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Ex-France star Jerome Rothen hits out at Raphael Varane for retiring from international football

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Former France star Jerome Rothen has slammed Raphael Varane's decision to retire from international football at the age of 29 - calling him 'a disaster'.

Varane's shock announcement came on Thursday as he brought the curtain down on his decade-long international career with France which saw him earn 93 caps.

The Manchester United defender put his retirement down to 'physical and psychological wear and tear', but Rothen, who won 13 caps for Les Bleus between 2003 and 2007, is far from happy with Varane's decision.

'I think that at this age and when you play in a club that allows you to be at a very high level, you have a duty,' he told Spanish outlet AS.