Spain’s Iniesta Named Player of Euro 2012

Spain's Andres Iniesta has been named the best player at Euro 2012 by UEFA, hours after his man-of-the-match performance in the final. The 28-year-old Barcelona midfielder, who was man of the match in Spain's historic 4-0 thumping win over Italy in Sunday's final, was selected by a technical committee made up of 11 people.

UEFA technical director Andy Roxburgh said: "Picking Iniesta as the Best Player of Euro 2012 sends a message about creativity, incisive football and humility."

The UEFA squad of Euro 2012:

Goalkeepers; Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Iker Casillas (Spain), Manuel Neuer (Germany)
Defenders: Gerard Pique (Spain), Fabio Coentrao (Portugal), Philipp Lahm (Germany), Pepe (Portugal), Sergio Ramos (Spain), Jordi Alba (Spain)
Midfielders: Daniele De Rossi (Italy), Steven Gerrard (England), Xavi (Spain), Andres Iniesta (Spain), Sami Khedira (Germany), Sergio Busquets (Spain), Mesut Ozil (Germany), Andrea Pirlo (Italy), Xabi Alonso (Spain), David Silva (Spain), Cesc Fabregas (Spain)
Forwards: Mario Balotelli (Italy), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Zlatan Ibrahimovoic (Sweden).