Chelsea ace Diego Costa admits loves the physical nature of English football.
Costa is serving a three-match ban for his stamping antics against Liverpool in midweek.
He told the Mail on Sunday: "I really, really like it because it's very competitive, it's very physical. Here, playing as a striker, you get kicked way more than, for example, Spanish football and referees don't call fouls - not only for me but all strikers in the league.
"On the pitch I transform myself. I really, really want to win. I want to be competitive, I want to run all over. I can accept defeat but I love to win and be competitive. It is my job. I train all week just to play for 90 minutes. I love playing games and so, during those 90 minutes, it's always 100 per cent."