Steven Gerrard was surprised by the snub of Luis Suárez for Ballon D'Or.

Gerrard believes Suárez's bite during the World Cup is why he isn't nominated.

“I can’t believe it but that’s politics in football isn’t it?” Gerrard said. “He scored 31 goals and was top scorer and voted best player in the hardest league in the world. So you tell me how he’s not on the Ballon D’Or list?

“It is incredible. He should be fighting Cristiano Ronaldo for the Ballon D’Or. That’s a fact.”

Cristiano Ronaldo is a heavy favorite to win the Ballon d'Or with 1/6 odds, according to Paddy Power.

Lionel Messi is second at 8/1, followed by Thomas Müller at 16/1, Manuel Neuer at 25/1 and James Rodríguez at 40/1.

Ronaldo scored 17 goals in the Champions League last season, which Real Madrid won over Atlético Madrid.

FIFA released the 10 candidates for the Coach of the Year award.

It included Joachim Löw and Alejandro Sabella, the coaches of World Cup finalists Germany and Argentina, as well as the winners of the domestic club leagues in England (Maneul Pellegrini), Germany (Pep Guardiola), Spain (Diego Simeone) and Italy (Antonio Conte).

The list of 10 contenders:

Carlo Ancelotti, Real Madrid
Antonio Conte, Juventus/Italy
Pep Guardiola, Bayern Munich
Jurgen Klinsmann, United States
Joachim Löw, Germany
José Mourinho, Chelsea
Manuel Pellegrini, Manchester City
Alejandro Sabella, Argentina
Diego Simeone, Atletico Madrid
Louis van Gaal, Netherlands/Manchester United

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Manuel Neuer were among the 23 players selected for the Ballon d'Or shortlist.

Luis Suárez, who had a remarkable season in the Premier League for Liverpool, was omitted.

Gareth Bale, Wales, Real Madrid
Karim Benzema, France, Real Madrid
Diego Costa, Spain, Chelsea
Thibaut Courtois, Belgium, Chelsea
Angel Di Maria, Argentina, Manchester United
Mario Gotze, Germany, Bayern Munich
Eden Hazard, Belgium, Chelsea
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Sweden, Paris Saint-Germain
Andres Iniesta, Spain, Barcelona
Toni Kroos, Germany, Real Madrid
Philipp Lahm, Germany, Bayern Munich
Javier Mascherano, Argentina, Barcelona
Lionel Messi, Argentina, Barcelona
Thomas Muller, Germany, Bayern Munich
Manuel Neuer, Germany, Bayern Munich
Neymar, Brazil, Barcelona
Paul Pogba, France, Juventus
Sergio Ramos, Spain, Real Madrid
Arjen Robben, Netherlands, Bayern Munich
James Rodriguez, Colombia, Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal, Real Madrid
Bastian Schweinsteiger, Germany, Bayern Munich
Yaya Toure, Ivory Coast, Manchester City

Andrés Iniesta has won the Golden Foot award for 2014.

The finalists were chosen by a panel of journalists, their decision being based both on both achievement and personality.

Didier Drogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Ryan Giggs and Francesco Totti are the previous four winners of the award.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Manuel Neuer, Andrea Pirlo, Thiago Silva, Franck Ribéry, Yaya Touré, Thierry Henry and Brazilian women’s footballer Marta Vieira Da Silva were also nominated.