Soccer Football - Premier League - Leicester City v West Ham United - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - February 13, 2022 West Ham United's Kurt Zouma during the warm up before the match Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff
(Reuters) - West Ham United's Kurt Zouma pulled out of Sunday's Premier League clash at Leicester City during the warm-up after he had been named in the starting lineup, with Issa Diop coming in as a late replacement, the club said.
The centre back was named in the squad despite an outcry over a video on social media this week where Zouma was seen abusing his pet cats. Zouma later apologised for his actions.
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