Pantomime villain Luis back on stage

There is never a dull moment with Luis Suarez.

There’s the diving and the red cards, including one for an intentional goal-line handball in the 2010 World Cup quarter-final —“the save of the tournament” — he modestly branded it. There’s the racist abuse of Patrice Evra in 2011, which Suarez disputes, and, of course, the biting. Lots of biting.

After the indiscretions and suspensions, there are the comebacks. The latest one gets underway today . It’s pure show business — a likely debut for his new club Barcelona against its clasico rival, Real Madrid in front of the guts of 500 million people watching live on television. The pressure couldn’t be greater.