Xavi may have been player of the tournament, but plenty of other Spaniards (and other nationalities indeed) have acquitted themselves particularly well during Euro 2008 – not many more so than Arsenal’s playmaker and inspiration – Cesc Fabregas. Just look at this post on soccerpulse.com to see what I mean. “His passes are out of this world…the best playmaker in the world without doubt” gushes ‘Execute’. ‘mohamedzxcvbnm’ agrees - “2 classy assists. That’s a brilliant player we have. Simply a GOD”.

Meanwhile over at keeper-skool.com, anyone interested in the art of keeping balls out of the onion bag will be delighted to find a whole wealth of information about the best goalies at Euro 2008. Featuring Casillas vs. Lehmann information (guess who came out better there), there is also commentary from a whole lot of experts, including this rather insightful nugget of thought from Miguel Aviles on the big Spanish number 1! – “He’s got sensational reflexes, is wonderful on one on one situations as he rarely, if ever, commits too early, he controls the penalty area well and most importantly is a team leader even though he plays as a goalkeeper.”

Meanwhile, goal.com have glanced at the information from the Castrol Performance Index, and named the top list of 23 players named as the Team of the Tournament. Tranquilo Barnetta seems to be one notable absentee, but other than that it seems really rather difficult to argue with! Cheers chaps.