Antoine Griezmann been named as the best player in La Liga

Antoine Griezmann been named as the best player in La Liga

ronaldo Unknown   8:52 pm

Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann has been named as the best player in La Liga at an awards ceremony in Valencia on Monday.

Griezmann overcame formidable competition for the prize and won the nod over the likes of Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez despite not featuring in the running for the best striker award and failing to win a place in the division's team of the season, which was named in June.

Messi, who claimed the individual Liga gong on six of the previous seven times it was up for grabs, pipped Barcelona top scorer and team-mate Suarez and Athletic Bilbao veteran Aritz Aduriz to the best striker prize, while Uruguay's Suarez was recognised as La Liga's "World Player" despite the honours for Argentina's Messi and France's Griezmann.

Renato Sanches wins the Golden Boy award.

Renato Sanches wins the Golden Boy award.

rooney Unknown   10:12 pm

RENATO SANCHES (aged 19) is the latest winner of the golden boy in Europe award. The Bayern Munich/ Portugal midfielder, beat many other worthy opponents to secure the award. In 2016 alone he signed for one of the most prestigious teams in Europe( Bayern), he then went on to win the Euro 2016 competition with portugal, he really deserved the award. The second on the list was manchester united's MARCUS RASHFORD, third was KINGSLEY COMAN of Bayern.

He joins the ranks of Sergio Aguero, Anthony Martial, Wayne Rooney, who all won this award.