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West Ham defender Kurt Zouma has misplaced his sponsorship take care of Adidas after being caught kicking and slapping his pet cat in a video.

Zouma, 27, has been fined £250,000 by West Ham whereas his two cats have been seized by the RSPCA following the sickening video which was initially posted on Snapchat by his brother Yoan.

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West Ham supervisor David Moyes controversially determined to play Zouma in his aspect’s 1-0 victory over Watford on Tuesday night, though the French defender was booed by each units of supporters in the course of the recreation.

Vitality has already introduced that it has suspended its sponsorship take care of West Ham following Zouma’s actions.

However now Adidas has confirmed that its personal take care of Zouma, which started final 12 months, can be terminated in response to the video.

A statement from Adidas read: “We have concluded our investigation and can confirm Kurt Zouma is no longer an adidas contracted athlete.”

Adidas had earlier said: “No animal should be subject to cruel and unwarranted abuse.”

In a statement released on Wednesday, West Ham claimed that Zouma is ‘extremely remorseful’ and is ‘co-operating fully’ with the RSPCA’s investigation.

“West Ham United can confirm that the club is supporting an RSPCA investigation into the actions of Kurt Zouma in the video circulated online this week,” the statement read.

“Kurt and the club are co-operating fully with the investigation and the player has willingly complied with the steps taken in the initial stage of the process, including delivering his family’s two cats to the RSPCA for assessment. Kurt is extremely remorseful and, like everyone at the club, fully understands the depth of feeling surrounding the incident and the need for action to be taken.

“Separate to the RSPCA’s investigation and pending further sanction once the outcome of that process is determined, West Ham United can confirm that Kurt Zouma has been fined the maximum amount possible following his actions in the video that circulated. The player has immediately accepted the fine, which both he and the club agreed will be donated to animal welfare charities.

“West Ham United would like to reiterate our condemnation of Kurt’s actions and make it clear that the matter continues to be handled with the utmost seriousness. However, we believe it is now important to allow the RSPCA to conduct their investigation in a fair and thorough manner, and will be making no further comment at this stage.”