Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta has been named player of Euro 2012 by UEFA.
The Barcelona player was selected by UEFA's technical committee after helping Spain beat Italy 4 0 in yesterdays's final.
Fernando Torres won the Golden Boot award after scoring three goals including one in the final.
Six strikers scored three goals at Euro 2012, but Chelsea striker Torres took the award by virtue of having provided one assist, the decisive assist that lifted Torres to Golden Boot winner came in the 88th minute against Italy as he squared a ball for substitute Juan Mata to score.
The other players to finish on three goals were Italy's Mario Balotelli, Alan Dzagoev of Russia, Germany's Mario Gomez, Croatia's Mario Mandzukic and Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo.
Torres' goal against Italy also made him the first player to score in two European Championship finals as he also scored in the 2008 final.
Meanwhile the Spanish team arrived to a hero's welcome this morning as thousands of screaming fans greeted them and celebrations is still continuing throughout the country.
Story by: Akuila Cama and Nitesh Raniga
Source: BBC
