Griezmann wins Euro 2016 Best Player Award

France forward Antoine Griezmann has won the award for Euro 2016 Player of the Tournament.

UEFA announced that the 25-year-old was voted as the winner by their team of 13 technical observers, which includes Sir Alex Ferguson and David Moyes.

Griezmann, who signed a new long-term deal at Atletico Madrid in June, was also named in the team of the tournament after scoring six goals to win the competition’s Golden Boot.

However, he could not find the net in Sunday’s final, as hosts France went down to a surprise 1-0 defeat against Portugal thanks to substitute Eder’s extra-time winner.

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UEFA’s chief technical officer Ioan Lupescu said: “Antoine Griezmann was a threat in every game he played.

“He works hard for his team and possesses technique, vision and quality finishing. The technical observers were in unanimous agreement that he was the tournament’s outstanding player.”

Griezmann also finished the tournament with the Golden Boot having netted six goals to finish as the tournament’s top scorer and has seen off competition from the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Dimitri Payet.

Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches, meanwhile, was named as the tournament’s best young player.

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