Manchester United defender Raphaël Varane addressed the impact that suffering multiple concussions during his career has had on his life, noting that he has "damaged his body."
Varane, 30, told French outlet L'Equipe that he had played multiple games for both club and country while dealing with the effects of head injuries, and he wants to raise awareness on what he considers to be an underrepresented issue in modern football.
The former France international, who retired from international football in February 2023, said he got concussed playing in his country's 2014 World Cup round-of-16 match against Nigeria, adding that he finished the game on "autopilot" and that "if someone had spoken to me at the time, I don't know if I would have been able to respond.