Zagorakis named player of tournament

UEFA have named Greece captain Theodoros Zagorakis as the player of Euro 2004.

The former Leicester City midfielder capped a series of magnificent performances by leading his country to a shock victory in yesterday’s final against hosts Portugal.

The UEFA technical study group, led by UEFA’s technical director Andy Roxburgh, also revealed their All-star 23-man squad of the tournament which features four England players.

Four-goal star Wayne Rooney has been named among the strikers and is joined by midfielder Frank Lampard and defenders Ashley Cole and Sol Campbell.

UEFA Euro 2004 All-Star Squad:

Goalkeepers: Petr Cech – Czech Republic, Antonios Nikopolidis – Greece.

Defenders: Sol Campbell – England, Ashley Cole – England, Traianos Dellas - Greece, Olof Mellberg – Sweden, Ricardo Carvalho – Portugal, Georgios Seitaridis - Greece, Gianluca Zambrotta – Italy.

Midfielders: Michael Ballack – Germany, Luis Figo – Portugal, Frank Lampard - England, Maniche – Portugal, Pavel Nedved – Czech Republic, Theodoros Zagorakis - Greece, Zinedine Zidane – France.

Strikers: Milan Baros – Czech Republic, Angelos Charisteas – Greece, Henrik Larsson – Sweden, Cristiano Ronaldo – Portugal, Wayne Rooney – England, Jon Dahl Tomasson – Denmark, Ruud van Nistelrooy – Holland.