He was horrible to play against. He would kick you, he would scratch, he would do anything — but a pure winner.
That ‘pure winner’ is Luis Suarez, one of the most notorious characters in English football in the modern era and the main obstacle between Chelsea and a place in the quarter-final of the Champions League.
The description is Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster’s but would be echoed by many of Suarez’s opponents during more than a decade in elite club football.
Luis Suarez has continued to score goals for fun since joining Atletico Madrid in the summer
At 34, with 18 trophies won and an enviable bank balance, many top footballers might opt for a quieter life.