Xavi named best player at Euro 2008 but Spain and Barca midfielder fails to make Sportsmail's team of the tournament

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Spain midfielder Xavi has been named the best player at Euro 2008.

The 28-year-old Barcelona player, the heartbeat of Spain's midfield during the tournament, was voted the Castrol player of the tournament by a nine-strong panel of UEFA's technical experts.

There was no place for Cristiano Ronaldo in the 23-man squad of the tournament however.

The squad did include Manchester United's keeper Edwin van der Sar, Michael Ballack and Jose Bosingwa from Chelsea, Arsenal's Cesc Fabregas, Liverpool striker Fernando Torres, and Tottenham-bound midfielder Luka Modric.

The rest of the squad will be revealed later but in the meantime, here's Sportsmail online's team of the tournament. Let us know what you think.

1. Iker Casillias (Spain)

2. Vedran Corluka (Croatia)

3. Yuri Zhirkov (Russia)

4. Pepe (Portugal)

5. Cristian Chivu (Romania)

6. Orlando Engelaar (Holland)

7. Michael Ballack (Germany)

8. Wesley Sneijder (Holland)

9. Andrei Arshavin (Russia)

10. Fernando Torres (Spain)

11. Roman Pavlyuchenko (Russia)