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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Lawrence Ostlere

‘Is it worse than racism?’: Michail Antonio defends Kurt Zouma over calls for West Ham to sack defender

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A teammate of Kurt Zouma, the West Ham footballer shown violently abusing his pet cat in a disturbing video, has compared the ferocious response to the incident to those caused by players’ racist outbursts.

Michail Antonio asked whether players guilty of abusing other players had been punished more lightly than the 27-year-old Frenchman, who is facing calls to be sacked.

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