Rodri, Lamine Yamal win Euro 2024 player and young player of the ...
Spain midfielder Rodri has been named as the best player of the European Championship, with team-mate Lamine Yamal winning the best young player of the tournament award.
Rodri, 28, started in six of his nation’s seven matches throughout the tournament, only sitting out the final group stage victory — which Spain 1-0, having already qualified for the last 16 stage.
The Manchester City man was influential for his nation throughout Euro 2024, even scoring in the round-of-16 victory over Georgia.
Rodri was taken off injured at half-time in the final after suffering hamstring discomfort in the first half, being replaced by Martin Zubimendi of Real Sociedad.
Yamal provide the assist for Nico Williams’ opening goal in the final (Tobias TOBIAS Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images)
Barcelona forward Yamal — who had a tournament-high four assists — was named as the young player of the Euros, awarded to the best player aged 22 or younger, having celebrated his 17th birthday on Saturday. His Barcelona team-mate Pedri, who was injured in the quarter-final victory over Germany, won the award in Euro 2020.
Spain defeated England 2-1 in the final with goals from Nico Williams and Mikel Oyarzabal. Luis de la Fuente’s side had previously defeated hosts Germany and pre-tournament favourites France on their path to Sunday’s decider in Berlin.
Rodri’s award caps off his successful club season as he helped City to win the Premier League title, with the only defeat in which he played for club or country throughout the season the FA Cup final loss to Manchester United in late May.
(Javier Soriano/AFP via Getty Images
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Colin Millar is a Staff Writer for The Athletic. Prior to joining The Athletic, Colin was European Football writer at Mirror Football. From Belfast, he is the author of The Frying Pan of Spain: Sevilla vs Real Betis, Spain’s Hottest Football Rivalry, and he can be found on Twitter/X: @Millar_Colin Follow Colin on Twitter @Millar_Colin
