adminFRANCE forward Dimitri Payet finished Euro 2016 on top of Uefa’s Player Barometer, ahead of teammate Antoine Griezmann and Wales’ Gareth Bale. Uefa used a specially designed algorithm to track players’ form and performance throughout Euro 2016 and the West Ham man led the ranking before the tournament and after it, despite Portugal’s win over France in the final.
Belgium’s Kevin De Bruyne had led the ranking on July 30, but Bale, then Griezmann took over as No. 1 before Payet jumped to the top after the final had been played. De Bruyne eventually finished in fifth place with Toni Kroos of Germany coming in fourth.
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo finished behind Eden Hazard of Belgium in sixth, while Mesut Ozil, Paul Pogba and Raphael Guerreiro completed the top 10. Portugal goalkeeper Rui Patricio finished in 18th place, leapfrogging Germany’s Manuel Neuer to become the best keeper at the tournament.
Uefa’s Player Barometer is not the official announcement of their Player of the Tournament, which went to Antoine Griezmann, while Portugal’s Renato Sanches walked away with the Young Player prize. — ESPN
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