COSTA – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com Breaking News, Nigeria News and Top Stories Tue, 22 Sep 2015 13:53:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.theinfostride.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/cropped-The-InfoStride-Favicon-150x150.png COSTA – InfoStride News https://www.theinfostride.com 32 32 FA Charges Chelsea Striker Diego Costa With Violent Conduct https://www.theinfostride.com/fa-charges-chelsea-striker-diego-costa-with-violent-conduct/ Tue, 22 Sep 2015 13:53:08 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=100431 Chelsea’s Diego Costa has been handed a violent conduct charge by the Football Association (FA) after his side’s 2 – 0 win over Arsenal on Saturday. The Spaniard, 26, swiped his hands at Arsenal’s Laurient Koscielny’s face and later clashed with Gunners defender Gabriel, who was sent off. The FA has also charged Gabriel with improper [...]

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]]> Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho Named Diego Costa Man of the Match https://www.theinfostride.com/chelsea-manager-jose-mourinho-named-diego-costa-man-of-the-match/ Sun, 20 Sep 2015 07:45:15 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=100044 Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has named striker Diego Costa his man of the match after Saturday’s 2-0 win at home to nine-man Arsenal. Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger Blasts Referee Dean over their ordeal. The Spain international was lucky to have escaped referee Mike Dean’s red card after being the subject of several incidents with opponents, including [...]

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]]> #Football > Chelsea striker Diego Costa Poised to Improve Goal Record https://www.theinfostride.com/sport-diego-costa-poised-to-improve-goal-record/ Wed, 09 Sep 2015 14:40:40 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/2015/09/sport-diego-costa-poised-to-improve-goal-record/ Chelsea striker Diego Costa wants to improve his goal-scoring record at the west London club. The Spaniard, who scored 20 goals in 26 Premier League games in his first season, has scored just once in four league matches this season. “I’ve got a lot to improve and I’ve got to start scoring goals,” Costa is [...]

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]]> Chelsea Pair On Shortlist For PFA Award https://www.theinfostride.com/chelsea-pair-on-shortlist-for-pfa-award/ Fri, 17 Apr 2015 05:34:52 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=80398 Chelsea duo Diego Costa and Eden Hazard were named on Thursday on the shortlist for the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Player of the Year award. . The Premier League current leaders are the only club to have two players nominated for the end-of-season accolade. . Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho, Manchester United keeper David de Gea, Tottenham [...]

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]]> Morata Targetting Spain Opportunity https://www.theinfostride.com/morata-targetting-spain-opportunity/ Wed, 25 Mar 2015 04:37:53 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=77563 Diego Costa’s injury could hand fellow Spain forward Alvaro Morata a chance to try to transfer his fine form for Juventus to the international stage although he knows he faces a stiff task to win a place in the team. . Morata, who has seven goals in 22 Serie A appearances this term for the [...]

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]]> Diego Costa Bemoans Exaggerated Reaction https://www.theinfostride.com/diego-costa-bemoans-exaggerated-reaction/ Sun, 15 Feb 2015 23:42:45 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=73037 Under-fire striker Diego Costa, set to return for Chelsea’s Champions League tie at Paris St Germain on Tuesday following a three-match ban, believes his on-field challenges sometimes provoke “exaggerated reactions”. . The Brazilian-born Spanish international was heavily criticised after incurring a suspension for stamping on Liverpool’s Emre Can in a League Cup semifinal victory at [...]

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]]> I’m Strong But Noble, Says Costa https://www.theinfostride.com/im-strong-but-noble-says-costa/ Fri, 13 Feb 2015 07:20:54 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=72663 Chelsea striker Diego Costa claims his challenges are “strong but noble” and that he has never seriously injured an opposition player. . The Brazil-born Spain international, 26, has just served a three-match ban for a stamp on Liverpool’s Emre Can in their League Cup semi-final last month. . “My challenges are strong but noble at [...]

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]]> I’m No Angel But I Won’t Change – Diego https://www.theinfostride.com/im-no-angel-but-i-wont-change-diego/ Thu, 05 Feb 2015 23:38:06 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/?p=71033 Describing himself as “no angel,” Chelsea striker Diego Costa has insisted he won’t alter his aggressive and confrontational playing style in the wake of his three-match ban for stamping on an opponent’s leg. . The Spain international missed Chelsea’s 1-1 Premier League draw with title rival Manchester City on Saturday after failing to overturn a [...]

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]]> Costa Loses Appeal, Misses Man City Game https://www.theinfostride.com/costa-loses-appeal-misses-man-city-game/ Fri, 30 Jan 2015 14:41:35 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/?p=70185 Chelsea striker Diego Costa will miss his side’s top-of-the-table Premier League clash against Manchester City after losing his appeal against a charge of violent conduct, the English Football Association said on Friday. . The Brazilian-born Spain striker has been banned for three matches after treading down on Liverpool’s Emre Can in the first half of [...]

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]]> Chelsea’s Cahill Defends Diego Costa Style https://www.theinfostride.com/chelseas-cahill-defends-diego-costa-style/ Thu, 29 Jan 2015 22:47:56 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/?p=70053 Chelsea centre-back Gary Cahill has defended team-mate Diego Costa’s physical approach to the game. . The striker, 26, contests a Football Association violent conduct charge for an alleged stamp on Liverpool’s Emre Can in their League Cup semi-final tie. . Cahill told the BBC’s Football Focus: “It’s his character. It’s the way he plays. He’s [...]

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]]> Diego Costa To Contest Violent Conduct Charge https://www.theinfostride.com/diego-costa-to-contest-violent-conduct-charge/ Thu, 29 Jan 2015 22:14:20 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/?p=70027 Chelsea striker Diego Costa will contest the Football Association’s violent conduct charge for his alleged stamp on Liverpool’s Emre Can, British media reported on Thursday. . The Brazilian-born Spain striker faces a potential three-game ban after he appeared to tread down on the 21-year-old German early in the first half of their League Cup semi-final, [...]

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]]> Mourinho Fined For Ref Comments https://www.theinfostride.com/mourinho-fined-for-ref-comments/ Wed, 28 Jan 2015 21:19:58 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/?p=69760 Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been fined 25 000 pounds ($38 000) by the FA after claiming there was a “campaign” to influence referees’ decisions against his team. . Mourinho, 52, was in trouble for his comments after his side were denied a penalty in a 1-1 draw at Southampton in the Premier League on December 28. [...]

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]]> Diego Costa In Trouble Again https://www.theinfostride.com/diego-costa-in-trouble-again/ Wed, 28 Jan 2015 19:49:25 +0000 http://www.theinfostrides.com/?p=69721 Chelsea striker Diego Costa could miss Saturday’s top-of-the-table Premier league clash against Manchester City after being charged with violent conduct by the FA for an alleged stamp on Liverpool’s Emre Can. . The Brazilian-born Spain striker faces a potential three-game ban after he appeared to tread down on the 21-year-old German early in the first [...]

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]]> Atletico Madrid’s Diego Costa Suffers Hamstring Injury https://www.theinfostride.com/atletico-madrids-diego-costa-suffers-hamstring-injury/ Fri, 09 May 2014 20:33:03 +0000 http://www.theinfostride.com/?p=41507 Atletico Madrid’s top scorer Diego Costa looks set to miss his side’s crucial La Liga match against Malaga on Sunday due to a hamstring injury. . Depending on the extent of the injury, the 25-year-old could also be a doubt for Atletico’s trip to Barcelona on the final day of the La Liga season and [...]

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