At the end of each UEFA European Championship tournament, several awards are attributed to the players and teams which have distinguished from the rest, in different aspects of the game.
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Awards
There are currently five post-tournament awards, and one given during the tourney:
Player of the Tournament
The Player of the Tournament award is presented to the best player at each edition of the UEFA European Championship since 1996.
Golden Boot
The Golden Boot award goes to the top goalscorer of each edition of the UEFA European Championship.
If there is more than one player with the same amount of goals, since 2008 the tie-breaker goes to the player who has contributed the most assists. If there is still more than one player, the tie-breaker since goes to the player who has played the least amount of time.
Young Player of the Tournament
The Young Player of the Tournament award is presented to the best player in the tournament who is at most 22 years old. For the UEFA Euro 2016, this meant that the player had to have been born on or after 1 January 1994. The award was first given out in 2016.
Man of the Match Award
The Man of the Match award picks the outstanding player in every game of the tournament since 1996.
Team of the Tournament
The Team of the Tournament is a team of the best performers at each respective UEFA European Championship edition. From 1960 until 1992, only 11 players were chosen. In 1996, this was increased to 18 players, and in 2000 it was increased to 22 players. From 2004 until 2012, 23 players were chosen. In 2016, the format was changed back to 11 players.
All-time Euro XI
In June 2016, ahead of UEFA Euro 2016 in France, UEFA published an All-time Euro XI; the winning team was chosen based on votes cast on EURO2016.com and Twitter. The application featured the 50 players who have made the greatest impact at EURO final tournaments. Nominees had to meet at least two of the following four criteria: