Sunday 10 July 2016 23:52, UK
Antoine Griezmann finished on the losing side in the Euro 2016 final but the France forward won the Golden Boot after finishing top scorer at the tournament.
Griezmann failed to shine in Sunday's showpiece as Portugal claimed a shock 1-0 win over the hosts, thanks to Eder's extra-time strike.
But the Atletico Madrid player's six goals in the competition - three ahead of his nearest challengers - saw him claim a personal accolade.
Griezmann, who had previously only scored in friendlies for France and who was deemed a 9/1 shot for the trophy, failed to find the net in his country's opener against Romania but came off the bench to help seal a last-gasp win over Albania.
He added two more in a last-16 encounter with Republic of Ireland, scored one and set up another in a 5-2 quarter-final thumping against Iceland and then starred with a double in the semi-final win over Germany.
A flicked header that missed the target was the closest Griezmann came in the final as France fell short but only compatriot Michel Platini - with nine goals in 1984 - has scored more at one European Championship.
Closest rival Cristiano Ronaldo - who was taken off injured in the first half - finished second by virtue of his superior number of assists, while Olivier Giroud was third with three goals and two assists, pipping Dimitri Payet, who had the same tally but played 50 minutes more.
Wales' Gareth Bale finished fifth after strikes against Slovakia, England and Russia in the group stages.
Griezmann, who scored 32 goals for his club in all competitions last season, takes the title from 2012 winner, Spain's Fernando Torres.
