The very best of the past 12 months.
Well that’s it for another year of football as 2014 draws to a close and 2015 beckons and over the past 12 months we have seen some great spectacles and successes throughout the sport.
Germany were crowned world champions once again as they lifted the trophy at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil after some dazzling performances that included beating the hosts an unprecedented 7-1 in the semi-finals.
Real Madrid also made history as they finally achieved ‘La Decima’ by winning the Champions League (or European Cup as it was known before) for a record 10th time, as well as adding a Copa del Rey success to their haul for 2013/14.
Staying in Spain and Atletico Madrid broke the stranglehold of their city rivals and FC Barcelona by becoming the first team outside of El Clasico to win La Liga in over a decade.
Moving across Europe and Bayern Munich won the Bundesliga with a record seven matches to spare as they continued to assert their authority domestically, whilst both Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus retained the Ligue 1 and Serie A titles respectively.
In the Premier League a tense finish eventually saw Manchester City run out as winners for the second time in three years, beating Liverpool to top spot despite the fact the Reds achieved a record goal tally for a season.
See here CaughtOffside picks out our 100 best players of 2014. Enjoy.
100. Pedro, FC Barcelona and Spain
99. Hugo Lloris, Tottenham Hotspur and France
98. Luiz Adriano, Shakhtar Donetsk and Brazil
97. Roberto Firmino, Hoffenheim and Brazil
96. Leonardo Bonucci, Juventus and Italy
95. Marco Veratti, Paris Saint-Germain and Italy
94. Ricardo Rodriguez, Wolfsburg and Switzerland
93. Hakan Calhanoglu, Hamburg/Bayer Leverkusen and Turkey
92. Jose Callejon, Napoli and Spain
91. Thiago Motta, Paris Saint-Germain and Italy
90. Vincent Enyeama, Lille and Nigeria
89. Wilfried Bony, Swansea City and Ivory Coast
88. Miroslav Klose, Lazio and Germany
87. Yacince Brahimi, Granada, FC Porto and Algeria
86. Memphis Depay, PSV Eindhoven and Netherlands
85. Gervinho, AS Roma and Ivory Coast
84. Kevin de Bruyne, Wolfsburg and Belgium
83. Dani Alves, FC Barcelona and Brazil
82. Claudio Bravo, Real Sociedad/FC Barcelona and Chile
81. Marcelo, Real Madrid and Brazil
80. Daley Blind, Ajax/Manchester United and Netherlands
79. Edin Dzeko, Manchester City and Bosnia & Herzegovina
78. Mehdi Benatia, AS Roma/Bayern Munich and Morocco
77. Juanfran, Atletico Madrid and Spain
76. Edinson Cavani, Paris Saint-Germain and Uruguay
75. Oscar, Chelsea and Brazil
74. Iker Casillas, Real Madrid and Spain
73. Mario Mandzukic, Bayern Munich/Atletico Madrid and Croatia
72. Robin van Persie, Manchester United and Netherlands
71. Steven Gerrard, Liverpool and England
70. Xavi, FC Barcelona and Spain
69. Gonzalo Higuain, Napoli and Argentina
68. Giorgio Chiellini, Juventus and Italy
67. Raphael Varane, Real Madrid and France
66. Blaise Matuidi, Paris Saint-Germain and France
65. Antonio di Natale, Udinese
64. Antoine Griezmann, Real Sociedad/Atletico Madrid and France
63. Daniele de Rossi, AS Roma and Italy
62. Ivan Rakitic, Sevilla/FC Barcelona and Croatia
61. Jackson Martinez, FC Porto and Colombia
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60. David de Gea, Manchester United and Spain
59. Wayne Rooney, Manchester United and England
58. Arda Turan, Atletico Madrid and Turkey
57. Raheem Sterling, Liverpool and England
56. Miralem Pjanic, AS Roma and Bosnia & Herzegovina
55. Mesut Ozil, Arsenal and Germany
54. Gianluigi Buffon, Juventus and Italy
53. Cesar Azpilicueta, Chelsea ad Spain
52. Miranda, Atletico Madrid and Brazil
51. Daniel Sturridge, Liverpool and England
50. Gabi, Atletico Madrid and Spain
49. Juan Cuadrado, Fiorentina and Colombia
48. Pablo Zabaleta, Manchester City and Argentina
47. David Alaba, Bayern Munich and Austria
46. Gary Cahill, Chelsea and England
45. Koke, Atletico Madrid and Spain
44. Andrea Pirlo, Juventus and Italy
43. John Terry, Chelsea
42. Francesco Totti, AS Roma
41. Nemanja Matic, Chelsea and Serbia
40. Paul Pogba, Juventus and France
39. Xabi Alonso, Real Madrid/Bayern Munich and Spain
38. Arturo Vidal, Juventus and Chile
37. Robert Lewandowski, Borussia Dortmund/Bayern Munich and Poland
36. Carlos Tevez, Juventus and Argentina
35. Andres Iniesta, FC Barcelona and Spain
34. David Silva, Manchester City and Spain
33. Yaya Toure, Manchester City and Ivory Coast
32. Luka Modric, Real Madrid and Croatia
31. Alexis Sanchez, FC Barcelona/Arsenal and Chile
30. Sergio Busquets, FC Barcelona and Spain
29. Diego Godin, Atletico Madrid and Uruguay
28. Thiago Silva, Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil
27. Javier Mascherano, FC Barcelona and Argentina
26. Mats Hummels, Borussia Dortmund and Germany
25. Vincent Kompany, Manchester City and Belgium
24. Jerome Boateng, Bayern Munich and Germany
23. Sergio Ramos, Real Madrid and Spain
22. Marco Reus, Borussia Dortmund and Germany
21. Franck Ribery, Bayern Munich and France
20. Mario Gotze, Bayern Munich and Germany
19. Eden Hazard, Chelsea and Belgium
18. Thibaut Courtois, Atletico Madrid/Chelsea and Belgium
17. Karim Benzema, Real Madrid and France
16. Bastian Schweinsteiger, Bayern Munich and Germany
15. Toni Kroos, Bayern Munich/Real Madrid and Germany
14. James Rodriguez, AS Monaco/Real Madrid and Colombia
13. Sergio Aguero, Manchester City and Argentina
12. Angel di Maria, Real Madrid/Manchester United and Argentina
11. Diego Costa, Atletico Madrid/Chelsea and Spain
10. Gareth Bale, Real Madrid and Wales
9. Thomas Muller, Bayern Munich and Germany
8. Neymar, FC Barcelona and Brazil
7. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Paris Saint-Germain and Sweden
6. Arjen Robben, Bayern Munich and Netherlands
5. Luis Suarez, Liverpool/FC Barcelona and Uruguay
4. Lionel Messi, FC Barcelona and Argentina
3. Philipp Lahm, Bayern Munich and Germany
2. Manuel Neuer, Bayern Munich and Germany
1. Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid and Portugal