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.
       

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