Tag: Diego Costa
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Diego Costa: Spain decision mine, not Mourinho’s
Diego Costa has insisted that he controls whether or not he plays for the Spanish national side and not Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho. The former Atletico Madrid has set the Premier League alight since joining Chelsea this summer, but niggling injury problems and a doubt over his full fitness have dampened such excitement. Costa, who…
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Mourinho explains Diego Costa fitness
Jose Mourinho has spoken following his side’s 1-1 draw with Schalke on Wednesday evening and gave his thoughts on the fitness of striker Diego Costa. The Brazilian was a substitute in the draw with Bundesliga side Schalke, despite scoring seven Premier League goals in his first four games for the Blues. Costa, who joined the…
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Mourinho blasts rival clubs for upsetting balance of FFP
Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has blasted rival mega-money clubs for breaching Financial Fair Play regulations by overspending on big-name players, saying they have an unfair advantage and do not view the rules as much of a deterrent. The Blues chief believes he has completed his deals this year in order to fall in line…
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Premier League miss out as Falcao joins Real Madrid
The Premier League will miss out on the presence of one of the top fives’ prime forward targets, AS Monaco ace Ramadal Falcao, who has agreed to join European champions Real Madrid on a season-long loan deal. La Liga all-star side Madrid have sealed the season-long loan deal for Falcao at a whopping £20m,…
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Chelsea Blog: Three away from domination!
Chelsea already look like the team to beat in this year’s Premier League title race. On paper, the team looks the strongest both in depth and balance. But how far away is this Chelsea team from dominating? In my opinion, not too far away. My belief is Chelsea are only three players shy of dominating…
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Costa suffers injury in Chelsea training
Chelsea striker Diego Costa has suffered a minor injury in training and will now face a race against time to be fit for the upcoming Premier League game with Everton. The Brazilian born Spanish international has started the season in good form, having scored two goals in two games for Chelsea since arriving from Atletico…
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BLOG: Top 10 Transfers of Summer 2014
With just under a week until the transfer window slams shut I take a look at the teams who have managed to secure quality reinforcements for the right price. After all, football players are commodities in today’s bloated investment market. 1. Diego Costa- Chelsea- Price: £32m After a season where only 19 of their 69…
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Simeone’s faith in Atletico champs falters despite Super Cup win
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone may have been momentarily left eating his doubtful words on Friday when his side defeated their heavyweight neighbours Real Madrid to win the Spanish Super Cup, but he still believes his side will not be strong enough to challenge Spain’s two elite sides Real and Barcelona in the major league…
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Season Preview: Who will win La Liga 2014-15?
Understandably, everyone is very excited about the return of Premier League and seeing how their beloved sides will fare this year but there is another league starting this week and it’s the second best in the world in my mind, La Liga. Last year Atlético Madrid managed to pull off a big surprise by holding…
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Chelsea Blog: Red card for the Referee
The season has only just started yet I find myself discussing poor refereeing. After the dreadful outing of the cardholders during the World Cup, I thought it could not get any worse and the quality of this season’s Premier League officiating will be far better. On Monday night, Chelsea took on Burnley at Turf Moor.…
