Rodri won the Player of the Tournament award for Euro 2024 (Picture: Getty)
Euro 2024 came to a nail-biting conclusion on Sunday as Spain beat England 2-1 in Berlin to deny the Three Lions.
Mikel Oyarzabal’s goal in the 86th minute secured a dramatic win for Luis de la Fuente and a record-breaking fourth Euros for Spain.
England, meanwhile, are left to lick their wounds after another near miss which saw them become the first nation to lose consecutive finals in the European Championship.
As well as Spain lifting The Henri Delaunay Trophy, several individual awards were handed out following Sunday’s final. Here’s who took home the main awards.
Golden Boot
Harry Kane took home a share of the Golden Boot (Picture: Getty)
Heading into the final, six players – England’s Harry Kane, Spain’s Dani Olmo, Georgia’s Georges Mikautadze, the Netherlands’ Cody Gakpo, Slovakia’s Ivan Schranz and Germany’s Jamal Musiala – were all tied at the top with three goals for the tournament.
But as neither Kane nor Olmo scored in the final the award was shared by all six players after UEFA broke from tradition and opted against using a tiebreaker to crown just one winner.
Player of the Tournament – Rodri
Rodri was an influential player for Spain in central midfield (Picture: Getty)
Despite coming off at half-time in the final, Rodri’s superb tournament up to that point saw him claim the Player of the Tournament prize.
The Manchester City midfielder played an instrumental role alongside Fabian Ruiz in central midfield all tournament, allowing his side’s attacking players to flourish further forward.
‘This is probably the best day of my career. We are European champions, as difficult as that is. We have become Europe’s most successful national team,’ he said at full-time.
‘We have made history, beating four former world champions in the process. We got through the toughest draw and it speaks for the mentality of the team.’
Young Player of the Tournament – Lamine Yamal
Lamine Yamal lit up the Euros on major tournament debut (Picture: Getty)
The Barcelona wonderkid lit up the tournament and broke numerous records en route to Spain’s victory.
His goal-of-the-tournament contender against France saw him become the youngest goalscorer at the Euros, while his appearance in the final aged 17 years and one day saw him become the youngest-ever player to feature in a World Cup or European Championship final, surpassing Pele’s record from the 1958 World Cup (17y 249d).
Golden Glove – Mike Maignan
Mike Maignan kept four clean sheets for France (Picture: Getty)
Both Jordan Pickford and Unai Simon were tied on three clean sheets heading into the final but failed to add to their tally, meaning France’s Mike Maignan claimed the Golden Glove award.
The AC Milan shot-stopper kept four clean sheets prior to Frace’s elimination to Spain in the semi-finals.
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