RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Luiz Felipe Scolari says he will pick Diego Costa for Brazil, leaving up to the player to decide whether he will play for his native country or world champion Spain. Diego Costa holds a Spanish passport and said he would be willing to play for Spain. Scolari had been making it clear that he had the right to pick Diego Costa despite Spains desire to have the player, and late Wednesday he confirmed to Globo TV that he will include the striker in the squad that will play friendlies against Chile and Honduras in November. The Brazilian football federation said in a statement on Thursday it has already advised FIFA of Scolaris intention to use Diego Costa. It sent a letter saying the coach will be calling up the player next Thursday, when the squad for the friendlies is announced. Brazil will play Honduras on Nov. 16 in Miami and Chile on Nov. 19 in Toronto. "We intend to pick him again," Scolari said. "We want to be able to better analyze him. He is a Brazilian who has been performing well with Atletico Madrid." Diego Costa was picked by Scolari for friendlies in March, but the 25-year-old spent only a few minutes on the field when Brazil faced Russia and Italy. Diego Costa is still allowed to join Spain because the friendlies are not considered official matches. "When Diego played for us the first time we heard about his satisfaction to be defending the colours of Brazil," Scolari said. "And thats still the case." Scolari said the player shouldnt have the option to play for another country after wearing Brazils jersey. The coach was upset with questions about Diego Costas intention to join Spain. "Spain should respect Brazils right to choose its players," Scolari said. Spain coach Vicente del Bosque said recently that its up to Diego Costa to decide. "Its the players personal decision," he said. Diego Costa helped Atletico to a club-record start of eight straight wins in the Spanish league, scoring a league-leading 10 goals. Ad... Graves Jersey . The Vikings announced Thursday that Priefer will be one of seven holdovers from the previous staff, along with offensive line coach Jeff Davidson, wide receivers coach George Stewart and others. Norv Turner will mark his 30th year of coaching in the NFL as the offensive co-ordinator, as widely reported for weeks, and George Edwards will be the defensive co-ordinator. Dan Boyle Jersey . Jeff Green scored 13 points and Kris Humphries 12 for the Celtics, who nearly blew an 18-point, second-half lead. Sullingers 20-20 was the first by a Celtics player since Kevin Garnetts first game in Boston in 2007. Garnett was dealt -- along with Paul Pierce -- to Brooklyn during the off-season. ... Greschner Rangers Jersey .Y. - General manager Billy King says the Brooklyn Nets are looking to add a big man and confirmed the team worked out centre Jason Collins, who would become the first openly gay active NBA player if signed. . -- Nate Robinson has played for seven teams, so beating one of them is no longer a rare occurrence.One of the best underdog stories of the Sochi Olympics may be nearly undone. According to The Globe and Mails James Mirtle, the Latvian mens Olympic team - which finished eighth in the hockey tournament - now faces possible disqualification after a second player has allegedly tested positive for a banned substance. Mirtle cites a report from Latvian web site sportacentrs.com that states an unnamed player has turned up the teams second positive drug test of the tournament. Forward Vitalijs Pavlovs failed a drug test following Latvias 2-1 quarter-final defeat to Canada. Under Olympic rules, hockey teams do not face disqualification until mmultiple players test positive for banned substances.dddddddddddd The eighth-place finish improved Latvia to 10th in the IIHF world rankings, which is a key determinant to Olympic qualification. The top nine teams in the IIHF world rankings received automatic berths to the Sochi Games, which was the reason why Norway (ranked ninth through 2012) was able to avoid the qualification tournaments that saw Slovenia, Austria and Latvia qualify by beating the likes of Germany, France and Belarus. IIHF rankings are based on tournament performance over a four-year span, including both the Olympic hockey tournament and the World Championships. [url=http://www.cheapnfljerseys2015.us.com/]cheap nfl jerseys cheap jerseys cheap jerseys cheap jerseys cheap nfl jerseys wholesale jerseys ' ' '