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
MADRID:
Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa will miss the rest of the season after being handed an eight-match suspension by the Spanish Football Federation on Thursday.
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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.
Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa will miss the rest of the season after being handed an eight-match suspension by the Spanish Football Federation on Thursday.
Barcelona took 'two steps' towards title with Atletico win: Suarez
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.
Griezmann heads to Barcelona wondering what might have been
Manzano also reported that Costa had "grabbed" him by the arms during the incident.