Griezmann wins Euro 2016 best player award

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 the winner by their team of 13 technical observers including Alex Ferguson and David Moyes.

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

He could not find the net in Sunday s final, though, as hosts France went down to a shock 1-0 defeat against 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 works hard for his team and possess…