Footballer Kurt Zouma Admits Animal Cruelty Charges After Cat-Kicking Video Went Viral

West Ham United's French defender Kurt Zouma controls the ball during the English Premier League football match between West Ham and Watford at the London Stadium, in London, on Feb. 8, 2022. Glyn Kirk/AFP via Getty Images

English Premier League footballer Kurt Zouma has admitted animal cruelty charges after a video taken by his brother of him kicking and hitting a cat went viral.

West Ham defender Kurt Zouma, 27, pleaded guilty at Thames Magistrates Court in east London on Tuesday to two offences under the Animal Welfare Act of causing unnecessary suffering to two cats.