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Raphael Varane Reveals the Severe Depression He Suffered at Real Madrid

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Raphael Varane opens up about the depression he experienced at Real Madrid and warns about the mental toll of the modern football calendar.

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Former French footballer Raphael Varane revealed in an interview with Le Monde that he suffered from episodes of depression throughout his career, especially in his first months at Real Madrid, but also in the period following the 2018 World Cup.

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Former French footballer Raphael Varane has revealed in an interview with Le Monde that he has suffered from periods of depression throughout his career, especially during his first months at Real Madrid and in the period after the 2018 World Cup. Retired since September 2024, the World Cup winner has decided to make mental health his main cause for 2025, promoting it through the Generation 2018 fund, created by the 23 players who won the title …

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Former footballer Raphaël Varane has recently shared how hard his time in Real Madrid since his arrival as a teenager. At just 18 years old, he suffered what he defines as a period of deep depression: despite training daily, he played little and, as he returned home, “he no longer enjoyed anything.” According to Varane, he felt trapped in “a sort of loneliness,” convinced that that suffering was “the price to pay” for aspiring success. Over time…

·Spain
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The Frenchman Raphael Varane retired from football in 2024 with only 31 years. A strange case at a time when all footballers lengthen their careers thanks to improvements in physical preparation. But the former player of Real Madrid, champion of the world with France in 2018, no longer endured the enormous physical and mental demand of having to play without stopping. In an interview with Le Monde reveals that he suffered several depressions thr…

·Granada, Spain
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In the documentary Diveheads, teaming up for mental health, broadcast on Tuesday on TMC, the 2018 world champion now retired returns to a difficult episode of his career.

·Paris, France
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The former Real Madrid player has revealed what was the most critical moment of his career

·Barcelona, Spain
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Marca broke the news in Barcelona, Spain on Tuesday, December 2, 2025.
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