Martin Tyler has been at Euro 2008 all the way, sharing his behind-the-scenes diary with skysports.com.

Here is Martin's Euro 2008 Team of the Tournament...

Edwin van der Sar (Holland)

It's hard to overlook Iker Casillas, who kept three clean sheets and lifted the trophy, but he didn't really have too much to do. Holland however left their departing keeper more than exposed which at least allowed him to finish off a season in which he has got stronger, very impressively.

Hamit Altintop (Turkey)

Also played in midfield, which epitomised Turkey's fighting spirit as they struggled for numbers as the tournament progressed. A great athlete who caught the eye against Germany not least when you consider he was born in Germany and had to put up with some pretty unpleasant comments from a politician about his loyalties.

Yuri Zhirkov (Russia)

Unquestionably the most exciting of Russia's players over the five games he played in. He can clearly defend really well but is also built to attack, as we saw when he set up Andrei Arshavin's goal against Sweden. Could he be on his way to the Premier League?

Josip Simunic (Crotatia)

I thought Croatia were excellent as a whole and Simunic was as good as any of them. If you want a centre-half to kick and head the ball away, throw his body on the line and just defend, then he's your man. Another one that could be coming to the Premier League and if his ambition is anything to go by, he might well make it.

Carles Puyol (Spain)

I know Casillas was the captain, but if you are looking for Spain's on-field leader then it has to be the Barcelona man. Always gives his all and the best thing about him from a commentator's perspective, is he is unmistakable, impossible to confuse for anyone else!

Marcos Senna (Spain)

I thought he was almost faultless. Maybe getting a Brazilian in your side is the key to success but while Xavi, Iniesta and Fabregas got the headlines, Senna let it all happen. I wish he'd scored right at the end of the final after starting off the move, but that underlined just how good a passer he is. Much more than a crab-like holding midfielder.

Xavi (Spain)

Dominated games and was really the pivotal figure for the Spanish success. It shouldn't come as a surprise because in that England game in 20054, which turned quite nasty with the racist chanting, one thing that was forgotten was how he just ran the show. Did it again here, on more than one occasion.

David Silva (Spain)

Played mostly on the right-hand side and again showed he is in the same class as his peers, even if he didn't get the same recognition. What I liked about him was he always looked like he was going to score and although he should've done better when he cut in during the final, he was a model of consistency throughout.

Luka Modric (Croatia)

Obviously missed a penalty in the shoot-out, but had scored one to really set Slaven Bilic's side on their way. Clearly a very good user of the ball and like the overall winners, proved you don't have to have to be muscle-bound to do well. Looking forward to seeing him at Tottenham this season.

Michael Ballack (Germany)

No fewer than 10 final defeats now, but is it better to have got there and lost than not got there at all? I think so. I do think Germany's limitations held him back, but he was still the one man who was going to see them home. Had the calf strain, then the eye knock to contend with but was blameless in ending up with another runners-up medal.

David Villa (Spain)

I know he missed the final through injury, but it was his two first-half goals against Russia that wiped away in misapprehensions Spain might have had about the past. Hat-tricks are few and far between in the finals but his really set the tone - and of course secured the Golden Boot. I just hope he gets to play in a final one day.

Substitutes

Iker Casillas (Spain) - Didn't have much to do, but what he did, he did well, as three clean sheets suggests.
Servet Cetin (Turkey) - Injuries limited him to three games but, he could look after us all on a night out!
Cesc Fabregas (Spain) - His main contribution came as a sub, so who better to have on the bench?
Semih Senturk (Turkey) - One of the most natural finishers we saw at the finals and certainly one for the future.
Roman Pavlyuchenko (Russia) - Missed chances, not least in the semi, but it's better than not creating any chances at all

The coach

Fatih Terim (Turkey) - I have great respect for Luis Aragones, but Fatih was the real star of the sideline show. His team were the surprise packages and having been given a close-up look at him throughout the semi-final I head to Kingstonian next season armed with a batch of white shirts, shrugs, shouts and no shortage of new hand gestures.