Suarez proves love is overrated

With Suarez, you get the impression the little boy inside him is often screaming all right, but more often than not it’s for the ball.

We can only hope now that all the progress hasn’t been undone. That football’s new growth hasn’t been stunted.

Because it looked like being the year when the game grew up. While empirical evidence is scarce, I’m certain there has been a sharp decline in incidents of badge kissing in recent months. As though a profession collectively looked at Luis Suarez and realised there is life after love.