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A month-long festival of football concluded in Berlin on Sunday evening, with beating to win . Now, our writers take a look at the best and worst bits of the tournament. I want to say Dani Olmo, but with the midfielder not having started much for it is hard to justify.

With that in mind, I’ve opted for team-mate Nico Williams, who has added several million to his price tag this summer with some sparkling performances. Cody Gakpo deserves huge credit for the Netherlands’ extended run and not just his impressive goal return. The Liverpool forward has been a perfect interlocker on the international stage as much as he is at club level.



My vote goes to Kobbie Mainoo. He came into the side following the failed Trent Alexander-Arnold and Conor Gallagher experiments and now it almost feels like he’s been in that midfield spot forever. Except he hasn’t.

The final was his ninth game for and he’s only made 25 total Premier League appearances. Stunning. Very few of the supposed best players in the world performed this summer, but Rodri did, as he has for much of the last three years.

He makes everyone around him better and provided the base for his Spanish teammates to flourish. How can it be anyone other than Lamine Yamal? The 16-year-old has showed maturity beyond his years at this tournament, capping it all off with that stunner against . In a side surrounded by star talent, Fabián Ruiz didn’t appear to get the credit he deserved but he was truly outstanding from start .

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