Whoever wins Euro 2016, there’s no doubt the story of the tournament here in the UK in that of Wales.

They came so close to doing a ‘Leicester’ – which is what any big upset will come to be known as in the future.

They just fell short, however, simply because of the brilliance of Cristiano Ronaldo.

The touch on the short corner and the delivery were perfect and there is no-one in football with a bigger leap than the Portuguese star man.

His power and control of the header was simply outstanding.

He has not had the greatest of tournaments, but when it gets to the business end that’s when the big guns start firing.

Wales have been slashed for future tournaments to something like 100/1 from 1000/1 and they will certainly get a lot of deserved respect in upcoming major internationals.

But the one thing which will probably go unreported is the reason for Wales’ success.

The main factor for me is that the players were prepared to work as hard as possible for each other and the team.

The perfect example was their second goal against Belgium – the one scored so memorably by Hal Robson-Kanu.

It wasn’t the brilliant ball from Bale, the run and cross of Ramsey or the Cryuff turn from Robson-Kanu that created the goal.

It was the selfless running of Neil Taylor, on the left flank, which created it because he could be bothered to put in the effort to back-up the attack.

Without him catching the eye of three Belgian defenders, because he had made that run, the goal simply wouldn’t have happened.

It’s that type of unselfish running which happens naturally in any team which is successful.

Players should not be running or moving always to receive the ball, it’s to keep the flow and continuity of the play and to offer options.

England struggled with that and especially so against Iceland. The lack of movement was quite frightening and it was if everyone had frozen. The team became stuck in their tracks.

Taylor’s run was the epitomy of Wales did well – similar to what Leicester did last season – and it’s all about individuals working within a strong unit and playing for the team.