Diego Costa suspended for eight matches for insulting referee

Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa has been hit with an eight-match ban for his conduct towards referee Jesus Gil Manzano during his team's 2-0 La Liga defeat by Barcelona last Saturday. The Atletico forward was punished on Thursday by the Spanish federation RFEF with a four match ban for the insult and another four match ban for grabbing the referee in protest.

Published April 11,2019

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DIEGO COSTA SUSPENDED FOR EIGHT MATCHES FOR INSULTING REFEREE

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.

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.

Manzano also reported that Costa had "grabbed" him by the arms during the incident.