Who won the golden boot, best young player and player of the tournament? The awards in full.
Uefa has handed out individual awards following Italy’s win over England in Sunday’s European Championship final.
Italy won their second European Championship and sixth major trophy overall on Sunday by beating England in the Euro 2020 final at Wembley, but which players scooped the individual awards?
There are four main individual awards up for grabs at the Euros: Player of the Tournament, Young Player of the Tournament, the Golden Boot, given to the top scorer and the Goal of the Tournament. A Silver Boot and Bronze Boot are also handed out to the second and third top-scorers at the tournament.
Additionally, there is a Team of the Tournament, as selected by Uefa’s team of technical directors comprised of 16 former players and coaches from across the continent.
Unlike in the Premier League, there is no Golden Glove for the goalkeeper with the most clean sheets or a Playmaker Award for the player with the most assists. Had there been, Jordan Pickford would have won the Golden Glove after keeping five clean sheets, while Switzerland’s Steven Zuber would have collected the Playmaker Award for his four assists.
Player of the Tournament – Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy)
Gianluigi Donnarumma’s heroics in Sunday’s penalty shootout ensured that he got his gigantic hands on the Player of the Tournament trophy shortly after the final whistle had sounded at Wembley.
Donnarumma saved twice in the shootout – as many as his opposite number Jordan Pickford managed – and also denied Alvaro Morata from the spot in the semi-final victory against Spain.
The 22-year-old kept three clean sheets in seven appearances in the competition, making eight saves in total. He is the first goalkeeper to win the award since its inception at Euro 1996.
All but one of the seven winners of the award has played for the eventual winners, Antoine Griezmann bucking that trend at Euro 2016.
The 22-year-old kept three clean sheets in seven appearances in the competition, making eight saves in total. He is the first goalkeeper to win the award since its inception at Euro 1996.
All but one of the seven winners of the award has played for the eventual winners, Antoine Griezmann bucking that trend at Euro 2016.
European Championship Player of the Tournament winners – in full
- Euro 1996 – Matthias Sammer (Germany)
- Euro 2000 – Zinedine Zidane (France)
- Euro 2004 – Theo Zagorakis (Greece)
- Euro 2008 – Xavi (Spain)
- Euro 2012 – Andres Iniesta (Spain)
- Euro 2016 – Antoine Griezmann (France)
- Euro 2020 – Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy)
Young Player of the Tournament – Pedri (Spain)
Spain’s most impressive performer, from the beginning of their tournament until the end.
The 18-year-old (yes, really), looked every bit Andres Iniesta’s successor for La Roja, keeping possession of the ball at will and committing defenders with balletic dribbles up the pitch.
Pedri saved his best performance at Euro 2020 for his last, excelling in the semi-final defeat to eventual champions Italy.
Remarkably, he completed all 55 of his attempted passes in the opening 90 minutes, finishing up with 65 successful passes out of 67 at the end of extra-time.
Golden Boot – Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
Cristiano Ronaldo led the golden boot football trophy race from the end of the group stage right the way through to the end of the tournament after scoring five goals and providing an assist in his first three matches.
Ronaldo scored twice in Portugal’s 3-0 win over Hungary, registered a goal and assist in a 4-2 defeat to Germany and managed another double in a thrilling 2-2 draw with France.
Although the Juventus striker finished level on goals with the Czech Republic’s Patrik Schick, he was the outright winner of the golden boot, by virtue of supplying an assist and playing fewer minutes.
Schick scooped the Silver Boot award instead, while France’s Karim Benzema pipped Harry Kane, Romelu Lukaku and Emil Forsberg to the Bronze Boot after scoring his four goals in less time.
Goal of the Tournament – Patrik Schick vs Scotland
Schick might have missed out on the Golden Boot and a place in the Team of the Tournament (somewhat controversially) but at least he didn’t end up empty-handed.
The Bayer Leverkusen forward was rewarded for his sensational strike against David Marshall at Hampden Park during the Czech Republic’s 2-0 win over Scotland in the Group Stage. Schick spotted Marshall out of his goal and gloriously lobbed the ball over his head and into the net with a from 49.7 yards out, making it the furthest goal scored at a European Championship since records began in 1980.
Team of the Tournament
Uefa’s team of technical directors – including Robbie Keane, Fabio Capello and David Moyes – announced the official team of the tournament on Tuesday with five Italians named in the XI.
Uefa’s Team of the Tournament – in full
Goalkeeper:
- Gianluigi Donnarumma (Italy)
Defenders:
- Kyle Walker (England)
- Harry Maguire (England)
- Leonardo Bonucci (Italy)
- Leonardo Spinazzola (Italy)
Midfielders:
- Pedri (Spain)
- Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Denmark)
- Jorginho (Italy)
Forwards:
- Federico Chiesa (Italy)
- Raheem Sterling (England)
- Romelu Lukaku (Belgium)
Player of the Tournament Donnarumma was joined by Leonardo Bonucci, Leonardo Spinazzola, Jorginho and Federico Chiesa in the official team.
Runners-up England had three representatives with Kyle Walker, Harry Maguire and Raheem Sterling all making the cut.
The other three positions were filled by Young Player of the Tournament Pedri (Spain), Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Denmark), and Romelu Lukaku (Belgium).
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By Oliver Young-MylesJuly 14, 2021