Chelsea striker Diego Costa has been banned for three matches with immediate effect after being found guilty of a violent conduct charge, the Football Association said yesterday
Diego Costa
London: Chelsea striker Diego Costa has been banned for three matches with immediate effect after being found guilty of a violent conduct charge, the Football Association said yesterday.
Diego Costa
Costa was suspended after a regulatory commission ruled he had stamped on the ankle of Liverpool's Emre Can in the 12th minute of Tuesday's League Cup semi-final second leg at Stamford Bridge, which Chelsea won 1-0 to complete a 2-1 aggregate victory.
There is no right of appeal and Costa will now miss the Premier League leaders Chelsea's match at home to title rivals Manchester City tonight, and subsequent games against Aston Villa and Everton. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho insisted the incident, reviewed on video by referee Michael Oliver after he did not see it at the time, was "absolutely accidental."
Costa denied the charge of violent conduct levelled against him on Wednesday ahead of Thursday's 1800 GMT deadline. However, the charge was upheld yesterday and banned immediately.
"Diego Costa will serve a three-match suspension with immediate effect after a charge of violent conduct against him was found proven by an independent regulatory commission today (Friday)," said an FA statement.
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