The Real Madrid player Athena of the Castle has been designated best player, and the Barcelona player Alexia Putellas, golden boot, of the Arnold Clark Cup, in which the Spanish team finished second with the same points (5) as England, champion.
Athenea was chosen MVP of the tournament for his performances against Germany (1-1), England (0-0) and Canada (1-0).
“Very happy for the award and because I had the opportunity to come. The bad thing was not being able to finish as champions, but we are prepared for what is to come and very happy to have been able to participate,” Athenea said in statements broadcast by the RFEF.
Regarding the trophy, he added: “I’m going to give it to my father and from then on let him do what he wants with it because in the end it’s a prize that no one will remember tomorrow and we have to keep working to achieve our goals.”
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Alexia Putellas, winner of the Ballon d’Or and FIFA’s The Best trophy, scored both of Spain’s goals in this tournament, against Germany in Middlesbrough and against Canada in Wolverhampton.
“We wanted to come to compete against the best. We want to do something big in the summer and this has been a good test. We have to keep working. There are many codas to improve. This is the level at which we compete,” said Putellas.
Alexia Putellas predicts “a very even European Championship in which there are good teams and good players.”