LUIS SUAREZ

2010

Type ‘Luis Suarez 2010 World Cup’ into Google and you will find around 750,000 articles about his infamous handball, denying Ghana a certain goal in extra time and historic spot in the semi-finals.

But before the controversy, the Uruguayan forward had helped fire La Celeste into the latter stages. Suarez first found the back of the net in a 1-0 group win against Mexico, although it was in the knockout phase where he truly announced himself.

Two goals, including a delightful curler into the top corner, secured a 2-1 win over South Korea.

However, the hero turned villain in the quarter-finals when Suarez flung himself at Dominic Adiyiah’s close-range header at the end of extra time, punching the ball clear.

The striker saw red but couldn’t contain his delight when Asamoah Gyan hit the subsequent spot-kick against the bar.

Uruguay advanced on penalties, but got their comeuppance in the semis by losing 3-2 to the Dutch.