Chelsea’s Diego Costa: I’m no angel but didn’t deserve to be banned

• Striker denies he stamped on Liverpool’s Emre Can

• Costa says he will not change the way he plays

Diego Costa has denied he deliberately stamped on Liverpool’s Emre Can in the Capital One Cup semi-final but admitted: “I am no angel.”

The Chelsea striker was banned for three games for treading on Can’s ankle in the second leg, a decision that enraged José Mourinho and his club. The Brazilian-born Spaniard, who contested the FA’s retrospective charge, was suspended for the leaders’ game on Saturday against Manchester City which ended 1-1.

Continue reading...



via Chelsea | The Guardian http://ift.tt/1ylBZ4Z