Diego Costa left, celebrates with David Luiz, Eden Hazard and Willian at Chelsea(Image: Chelsea FC via Getty Images)

Diego Costa banged in 20 goals in each of the two seasons Chelsea won the Premier League during his time at Stamford Bridge - and his ball control seemingly wasn't bad either.

The maverick ex-striker, who even at the age of 37 is still getting into scraps with rivals during 'legends' matches, loved to play the role of the pantomime villain in West London. His combination of aggression and guile made him a firm fan favourite for the Blues, while his love of the 'dark arts' of football earned him the moniker of King S***house' from supporters.

The Brazil-born Spanish international celebrated his birthday last week, bringing back memories of his madcap escapades en route to lifting those two league titles and a League Cup across three seasons in England. The party loving forward had a nightclub installed in his Surrey mansion then had it shipped brick-by-brick to Spain when he left for Atletico Madrid.

Costa's former team-mate John Obi Mikel, once described him as "absolutely crazy" and...