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The bizarre trend of taking a picture of oneself shows no sign of slowing.
In a year that saw one of the great World Cups, the Commonwealth Games come to Glasgow and Europe retain the Ryder Cup, there was ample opportunity for the biggest names in sport to snap away.
No event escaped back-to-front camera action, with the highlights of the football calender including Manchester City's Premier League title triumph and Arsenal's FA Cup victory getting the treatment. However, a big occasion was not always needed as an excuse, with even a couple of examples of mid-match selfies.
Some pictures caused controversy, particularly one in the aftermath of a bicycle crash. Others brought a smile to seemingly everyone who saw it - take a bow Your Majesty.
Here, we look back at the best selfies of 2014...
Show all 21 1 /21The best sport selfies of 2014 The best sport selfies of 2014 Arsenal celebrate victory over Tottenham Having just beaten their north London rivals, a few Gunners rubbed it in by taking selfies on the White Hart Lane turf
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The best sport selfies of 2014 Lee Westwood photobombs Ian Poulter at the Ryder Cup Poulter has a reputation for being the joker in the Ryder Cup pack but Lee Westwood managed to upstage him in the build-up at Gleneagles
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The best sport selfies of 2014 Lukas Podolski with Angela Merkel When you've just won the World Cup you can do what you like. Including pulling in the German Chancellor for a selfie
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The best sport selfies of 2014 Neymar and the cutest ever pitch invader You're not supposed to come onto the pitch but no-one minded when this cheeky tot interrupted a Brazil match in South Africa, particularly Neymar who was only too happy to pose for pictures
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The best sport selfies of 2014 The Queen at the Commonwealth Games Quite simply the picture of the year
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The best sport selfies of 2014 Belgian national team As they prepared to fly to Brazil for the World Cup, Chelsea player Eden Hazard took this snap of himself and his Belgian team-mates
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The best sport selfies of 2014 Arsene Wenger in the commentary area The Arsenal manager often looks unapproachable and certainly did in this selfie taken by a journalist
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The best sport selfies of 2014 Pablo Zabalata at the World Cup Accompanied by a message explaining he was fit to play in the World Cup final after taking a blow to the face, Pablo Zabaleta still looked glum
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The best sport selfies of 2014 Rory McIlroy after winning the US Open A big fan of the selfie, Rory snapped this selfie with friends and family after winning The Open. The Northern Irishman also reportedly drank Jagermeister from the Claret Jug
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The best sport selfies of 2014 James Rodriguez returns to Colombia The World Cup managed to uncover a gem in Rodriguez and he was given a heroes welcome upon returning to his native country
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The best sport selfies of 2014 England at the World Cup Ahead of and during the World Cup members of the England team regularly posted selfies such as this one from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. They were less forthcoming after their group stage exit
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The best sport selfies of 2014 Neymar with the Brazil team Neymar loves to take a selfie and this one of him and his Brazil team-mates is a nice reminder that it wasn't all doom and gloom for the host nation
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The best sport selfies of 2014 MLS player takes selfie as part of goal celebration Having just scored, Dom Dwyer of Sporting Kansas City raced to the stands where he was handed a phone as part of a a pre-prepared goal celebration. He was booked
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The best sport selfies of 2014 Mario Balotelli and the AC Milan pitch invaders These pitch invaders thought Mario was super when he happily posed as they took selfies
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The best sport selfies of 2014 Fan with injured Marcel Kittel David McCarthy later apologised for this rather insensitive selfie taken next to Marcel Kittel who had just tumbled from his bike during the Giro d'Italia
The best sport selfies of 2014 Manchester City celebrate winning the title Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany took this shot with team-mates Joe Hart and Joleon Lescott after winning the Premier League title
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The best sport selfies of 2014 Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic Djokovic tends to get the better of Murray on court, but the two old friends put that aside to take this selfie midway through a game during an exhibition match at Madison Square Gardens
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The best sport selfies of 2014 Arsenal celebrate FA Cup win They had waited nine years for a trophy so no wonder Arsenal really celebrated their FA Cup triumph
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The best sport selfies of 2014 Goalkeeper joins fans for selfie during match Despite seeing their Portsmouth side on the wrong end of a 5-1 mauling, these fans had enough enthusiasm left to take a selfie mid-match with the Scunthorpe goalkeeper Sam Slocombe
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The best sport selfies of 2014 Roy Keane with fan The most 'Roy Keane' Roy Keane selfie
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The best sport selfies of 2014 Usain Bolt front camera selfie We finish with this selfie featuring Usain Bolt. Only it doesn't feature the Jamaican sprinter because the fan had his phone facing the wrong direction. Epic fail for the once in a lifetime opportunity
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