Spainish wizard Andres Iniesta was named the player of the tournament of Euro 2012 by UEFA.
The Barcelona playmaker edged out Italy's Andrea Pirlo to the title. An 11-man UEFA technical team picked Iniesta as the best player along with naming an overall 23-man squad.
Nine other players from Spain made UEFA's list with four players, including Pirlo, from Italy.
Iniesta had an outstanding tournament for Spain as the World champions became the first team in history to retain the European Championship title.
Iniesta was instrumental in almost all of Spain's attacks and his play on the left side, along with soon-to-be Barcelona team-mate Jordi Alba was unparalleled.
"The players in the squad are those who have contributed in a significant way over the entire tournament," UEFA technical director Andy Roxburgh said. "Inevitably, the squad is dominated by players from the teams who had the most success - first of all the team which won the title, Spain, then those players who were in the other top three teams.
"There are other players who could easily have been in the squad, but we restricted ourselves to a set number. The line was drawn at 23 because this was the squad size for the tournament.
"In general, the team thought this was a very positive event. We thought the atmosphere was fantastic for many reasons - for example, the Referees Committee talking with the teams before the tournament to explain what was expected; and the coaches' general attitude was top level.
"The top four teams tried to take the initiative in games, as did other teams as well. There was a positive feeling as far as players' attitudes, the approach to the game and the skill level was concerned."
The list has three goalkeepers, six defenders, nine midfielders and five strikers, including Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo and Italy's Mario Balotelli.
Below is the complete list of 23 players selected by UEFA.
Squad: Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Iker Casillas (Spain), Manuel Neuer (Germany).
Defenders: Gerard Pique (Spain), Fábio Coentrao (Portugal), Philipp Lahm (Germany), Pepe (Portugal), Sergio Ramos (Spain), Jordi Alba (Spain).
Midfielders: Daniele De Rossi (Italy), Steven Gerrard (England), Xavi Hernández (Spain), Andrés Iniesta (Spain), Sami Khedira (Germany), Sergio Busquets (Spain), Mesut Ozil (Germany), Andrea Pirlo (Italy), Xabi Alonso (Spain),
Forwards: Mario Balotelli (Italy), Cesc Fabregas (Spain), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden), David Silva (Spain).
