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France defender Raphael Varane out of Euro 2016 with thigh injury

France defender Raphael Varane has been ruled out of Euro 2016 with a thigh injury.

The 23-year-old suffered the problem during training with his club Real Madrid, who are preparing for the Champions League final, over the weekend and scans on Tuesday showed a grade-two tear.

France coach Didier Deschamps called up Adil Rami on Monday as cover and the Sevilla centre-half now takes his place in Les Bleus' 23-man squad.

A statement on the France Football Federation's website read: "The clinical examination and MRI on Tuesday morning at the Rambouillet hospital in every way confirmed the initial diagnosis of the medical staff of Real Madrid, namely a torn left biceps femoris grade two.

"Didier Deschamps has decided not to retain Raphael Varane for Euro 2016. As a result , the coach made the decision to integrate Adil Rami in the list of 23.''

Having been left out of the original squad on May 12, Rami was critical of Deschamps, who stated at the time he was selecting the best team rather than purely the best individuals.

"I feel like he is saying that I am not a good man, that I am a hooligan,'' Rami told Radio Monte Carlo last Friday. "If we are talking about football, I don't see why I am not going to the Euro.''

Hosts France kick-off their campaign against Romania at the Stade de France on June 10.

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