"Though I was born in Brazil, Spain has given me everything. I've made my decision. There are just some formalities to complete now", Costa mused after his club's win over Celta back on 6th October.
"I've been very relaxed at home with my family and daughter. I always try to stay out of these matters. I don't like to get involved or listen to hearsay. I need to train hard and things will turn out just fine", his comments concluded.
The Spurs are always in the Draft like Ladies First... and then destroys them from the back...
He would not be the first to play for two countries. Many players have played for newer, independent nations following the break-up of a larger state. Davor Suker, for example, played for Yugoslavia then Croatia, Mattias Sammer played for East Germany then Germany and Oleg Luzhny played for the Soviet Union then Ukraine.
However, others have done the same as Costa. Ferenc Puskas famously played for Hungary but also represented Spain and his former Real Madrid team-mate Alfredo Di Stefano starred for Argentina, Colombia and Spain. Michel Platini, a France great, also played an exhibition game for Kuwait.
The Spurs are always in the Draft like Ladies First... and then destroys them from the back...