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Raphael Varane runs over Patrice Evra to score for France against Brazil

Patrice Evra found out the hard way that being in Raphael Varane’s way during a corner is a bad place to be.

by Conor Dowley

France had an early corner against Brazil during their friendly in Paris on Thursday, and Patrice Evra looked well-positioned to take advantage of it...

...until Raphael Varane ran him the heck over to score it himself. Pro tip: Don’t get in Varane’s way. He will rock you.

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