Atletico Madrid's Diego Costa celebrates after scoring a goal against Austria Vienna, during their Champions League Group G soccer match in Vienna October 22, 2013. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader
MADRID (Reuters) - Diego Costa chose to play for adopted country Spain instead of Brazil where he was born because everything he has achieved professionally has been given to him by the Iberian nation, he said on Wednesday.
The Atletico Madrid forward, top scorer in La Liga this season, signed a formal letter on Tuesday declaring his availability to Spain coach Vicente del Bosque, a decision that prompted an angry reaction from Del Bosque's Brazil counterpart Luiz Felipe Scolari.
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