Diego Costa's implosion this past week, leading to his first straight red card of 2015-16, was a rather metaphorical situation for the overall state of Chelsea. Is Diego Costa a hindrance to Chelsea? Or should his goalscoring be weighed over his disciplinary record?
Diego Costa's Chelsea exit appears imminent after throwing his training bib at the direction of manager Jose Mourinho in last Sunday's draw with Tottenham Hotspur. Costa was not happy for being benched and it's not the first time that the striker has clashed with Mourinho.
Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma said that Blues striker Diego Costa likes to cheat in a match, but he later insisted that his statement was not an attack against their superstar.
The 2015-16 season of the English Premier League will kick off on Saturday. Chelsea will begin their title defense, while Manchester United will look to start their campaign on a positive note.
The Professional Footballer's Association has announced its nominees for the top players in English soccer. The nominees are voted on by the players themselves and this year's finalists include Diego Costa, Philip Coutinho, David De Gea, Eden Hazard, Harry Kane and Alexis Sanchez.
Chelsea celebrated Christmas in victorious manner by defeating West Ham United, 2-0, keeping their lead in the English Premier League (EPL) staying three points ahead of second-place Manchester City and ten points over third-place Manchester United.
The 2014 English Premier League season has reached Week 18. This week has 10 games for soccer fans to watch on Boxing Day, and Latin Post.com previews them all.
There are hundreds of soccer games a year and it is virtually impossible to truly catch every single one. In a shocking turn of events both writers David Salazar and Edwin Molina picked the same game as the standout to kick off this year's "Best in Soccer" feature series. Here are their takes on the same event.
Manchester United won their sixth English Premier League (EPL) match on Sunday defeating Liverpool in 3-0, moving up to third in the standings after an abysmal start to the season.
Serie A team AC Milan may be looking to return Fernando Torres back to English Premier League (EPL) team Chelsea, who put him on loan over the summer. But Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho may not have space for him, possibly shipping him off to Italian club Napoli.
Manchester United defeated Arsenal 2-1 despite only two shots-on-target, Crystal Palace moves out of the relegation zone at the expense of Liverpool, and defending champions Manchester City tries to keep pace with league leader Chelsea -- who rolled over West Bromwich Albion.
Uruguay turn to Edinson Cavani and Abel Hernandez as they look to make adjustments with Luis Suarez banned from playing in the 2015 Copa America tournament. Meanwhile, Chile is looking to stay unbeaten, with help from Alexis Sanchez who is having a career year, after their heartbreaking exit from the 2014 World Cup.
English Premier League (EPL) Chelsea added to Liverpool's woes, defeating them 2-1 on Sunday while Sergio Aguero had to play the role to eke out a draw against QPR. Meanwhile, Southampton continues their surprise running, going into the international break in second place in the EPL, four points behind Chelsea.
Diego Costa was a nobody at the start of the 2013-14. He was not even looking like an acceptable option for the Brazilian national team.But something changed at the start of the 2013-14 season. Under manager Diego Simeone, the Brazilian-turned-Spaniard became a force that has created nightmares for opposing teams all year long. Now he is among the Ballon d'Or finalists. But does he have what it takes to make it all the way to the top three?
Robin van Persies late goal in stoppage time helped Manchester United salvage a point at Old Trafford to eke out a 1-1 draw against English Premier League table leader Chelsea, playing without their lead scorer Diego Costa.
Forty goals were scored on Tuesday, a record for an eight-game night of UEFA Champions League's action that saw Shakhtar Donetsk' Luiz Adriano tie Lionel Messi's record for most goals in a game while Messi got closer to Raul's Champions League career record.
Chelsea keeps their five point lead over defending English Premier League (EPL) defending champions Manchester City despite Diego Costa sitting the game with an injury while Arsenal needed Danny Welback's heroics to pull off a draw against Hull City.
Also, after losing to Poland on Saturday, current World Cup winners Germany struggled yet again ending their game against the Republic of Ireland in 1-1 draw while the Serbia-Albania game is delayed due to a drone interrupting match.
Spain and Slovakia will look to score their second win in the 2014 European Championship qualifiers when they collide on Thursday at the Stadion MSK Zilina in Slovakia.
