The Real Madrid centre-back spoke about John Keynes’s macroeconomic theories in interviews before he was 18 – but is he ruthless enough to take France all the way?
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On the eve of an under-21 friendly against Spain in March 2011 Raphaël Varane was the kind of player who could talk about “Emile Durkheim and the social bond” or John Keynes’s macroeconomic theories and bring a touch of humour into the conversation by telling his interlocutor “Keynes is more fun”.
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This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jun/03/raphael-varane-france-defender-set-to-be-a-leader-or-is-he-too-nice under the title “Raphaël Varane: France defender set to be a leader – or is he too nice?”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
