Luis Suarez and Wayne Rooney make the shortlist for FIFA's best forwards of 2014

Don't worry, so too did Ronaldo and Messi.

Today, as part of the Ballon d'Or announcment, FIFA revealed the players they reckon were the best forwards of 2014. All the usual suspects were there, such as Messi, Ronaldo, Aguero and Zlatan, but we were a little surprised to see Luis Suarez make the cut, especially as he missed so much of the year through injury and suspension.

The FIFA FIFPro World XI nominees: the Forwards. #BallondOr pic.twitter.com/PPurD2tRsh — Alex Stone (@AlexStone7) December 1, 2014

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Luis Suarez and Wayne Rooney make the shortlist for FIFA’s best forwards of 2014

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Don't worry, so too did Ronaldo and Messi.

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Luis Suarez and Wayne Rooney make the shortlist for FIFA’s best forwards of 2014

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Don't worry, so too did Ronaldo and Messi.

Don't worry, so too did Ronaldo and Messi.

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