Andres Iniesta [ Images ], who helped Spain to a second successive European Championship triumph in Poland and Ukraine, was named the best player at the tournament by UEFA [ Images ] on Monday.
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Iniesta played a central role for Spain in Sunday's 4-0 win over Italy [ Images ] as they became the first country to retain the title.
Andy Roxburgh, the head of UEFA's technical group, told reporters: "Andrea Pirlo was magnificent for Italy, Xavi [ Images ] won it last time and could have won it again. Xabi Alonso [ Images ] was magnificent but Iniesta sends a message about creative and incisive football and was superb throughout."
The UEFA squad of Euro 2012:
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Iker Casillas [ Images ] (Spain), Manuel Neuer (Germany [ Images ])
Defenders: Gerard Pique [ Images ] (Spain), Fabio Coentrao (Portugal), Philipp Lahm [ Images ] (Germany), Pepe (Portugal), Sergio Ramos [ Images ] (Spain), Jordi Alba (Spain)
Midfielders: Daniele De Rossi (Italy), Steven Gerrard [ Images ] (England [ Images ]), Xavi (Spain), Andres Iniesta (Spain), Sami Khedira (Germany), Sergio Busquets [ Images ] (Spain), Mesut Ozil (Germany), Andrea Pirlo (Italy), Xabi Alonso (Spain)
Forwards: Mario Balotelli [ Images ] (Italy), Cesc Fabregas [ Images ] (Spain), Cristiano Ronaldo [ Images ] (Portugal), Zlatan Ibrahimovoic (Sweden), David Silva (Spain)
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