G. Donnarumma recognized as the best EURO 2020 football player © AFP

Italy became the new European champion on Sunday evening after defeating England's footballers in the EURO 2020 final after an 11-meter penalty shootout. Immediately after the final match, the best player of the entire tournament was also selected, which was Italy's national team goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. The 22-year-old goalkeeper saved his goal three times during the tournament, both in the semi-finals and in the final, he saved his team in penalty shootouts. G. Donnarumma became the first goalkeeper to win this award. 🚫 3 clean sheets, 9 saves 😮 Semi-finals penalty shoot-out hero 😱 Final penalty shoot-out hero UEFA's team of Technical Observers have named Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma as their Player of the Tournament 🇮🇹👏 #EURO2020 | #ITA