Diego Costa suspended after insulting referee's mother
Spanish striker receives eight match ban on Thursday, misses the rest of the season
The Spanish Football Federation sat on Wednesday to decide on Costa's fate and have banned him, which will rule him out of the rest of the season. PHOTO: AFP
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Costa was sent off in the first half of Atletico's 2-0 defeat to Barcelona on Saturday for directing a crude insult towards referee Gil Manzano.
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Manzano also reported that Costa had "grabbed" him by the arms during the incident.
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