The striker is considered the Premier League’s pantomime villain
Following on from Chelsea striker Diego Costa’s shocking stamps on Liverpool’s Emre Can and Martin Skrtel in the second-leg of the Capital One Cup, we take a look at the 26-year-old’s most controversial career moments to date.
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Throttles Zabaleta
Zabaleta was sent off in the clash between Manchester City and Chelsea, however the defender later tweeted this image asking how Costa was allowed to stay on the pitch.
Booed at the 2014 Brazil World Cup
The Brazilian-born striker played was called up to the Brazil squad in March 2013 for friendlies with Italy and Russia, however the 26-year-old controversially declared his wish to play international football for Spain in October of the same year.
Costa was inevitably booed by home-fans at the 2014 Brazil World Cup.
Headbutt In First Competitive Match For Spain
In Diego Costa’s first competitive match for Spain in their World Cup opener against Netherlands in Brazil, the striker had a poor performance and appeared to head-butt Bruno Martins Indi.
Indi hilariously gave the Spaniard the above death stare.
Squares up to Referee & Kicks Messi
In a Spanish derby against Barcelona during his Atletico Madrid days, Costa squared up to the referee after disagreeing with a decision, barking in his face like a dog, and later blatantly took Messi out by lashing at the Argentine with his leg.
Double Stamp Against Liverpool
The Chelsea striker’s two stamps against Liverpool on Emre Can in the early moments of the game and later on Martin Skrtel went unnoticed by the officials. Take a look at the two incidents…