West Ham United player Kurt Zouma leaves Thames Magistrates Court after a hearing, in London, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Zouma has pleaded guilty to kicking and slapping his pet cat in abuse caught on video. The 27-year-old France international appeared at the hearing accused of three offenses under the Animal Welfare Act in relation to footage of the abuse that surfaced on social media in February. Zouma pleaded guilty to two counts of causing unnecessary suffering to a protected animal. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)