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Euro 2020 team of the tournament: from Donnarumma to Sterling

12-Jul-2021 19:00:21 | The Guardian

An all-England and Italy backline but an 18-year-old midfielder shines and big-name strikers fail to grab centre-forward spot

Confirmed his status as the one of the world’s best goalkeepers with a brilliant performance in the final that earned him Uefa’s player of the tournament award, decided by a panel that included Fabio Capello, Robbie Keane and David Moyes. Denmark’s Kasper Schmeichel, England’s Jordan Pickford and Switzerland’s Yann Sommer pushed Donnarumma close but the 22-year-old who is set to join Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer was an imposing figure in the Azzurri’s formidable defence.

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