Euro 2016: Griezmann wins best player award

 

Griezmann

 

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

UEFA has announced that the 25-year-old has been voted as player of the tournament by its team of 13 technical observers, which included Sir Alex Ferguson and David Moyes, Goal reports.

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.

He did not score in Sunday’s final, though, as hosts France went down to a surprise 0-1 defeat to Portugal thanks to substitute Eder’s extra-time winner.

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

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

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