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Football in meltdown over cat horror

 

Should West Ham manager David Moyes be sacked? He played star Kurt Zouma despite a police investigation into animal cruelty. Does football have a duty to represent wider values? 

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Should West Ham manager David Moyes be sacked?

Yes: The evidence of Zouma's cruelty is there for all to see. By behaving as he did, he set a terrible example for his fans. For David Moyes to select him was equivalent to saying that it did not matter.

No: As a manager, Moyes is just supposed to focus on what happens on the pitch. What team members get up to in their private lives has nothing to do with him unless it affects the way that they play.

Or... The decision cannot have been down to Moyes alone. Everyone in West Ham's management must have been involved, so they should all take responsibility and offer their resignations - including Moyes.

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Yoan - His club, Dagenham & Redbridge, has said that it will take "some time" to consider its response.

RSPCA - The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Marcus Rashford - The Manchester United player has campaigned against racism, homelessness and child hunger and promoted literacy.

Paragon - A model of perfection. It is also the name given to an outstanding pearl or diamond.

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Football in meltdown over cat horror

Should West Ham manager David Moyes be sacked? He played star Kurt Zouma despite a police investigation into animal cruelty. Does football have a duty to represent wider values? 

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Yoan - His club, Dagenham & Redbridge, has said that it will take “some time” to consider its response.

RSPCA - The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Marcus Rashford - The Manchester United player has campaigned against racism, homelessness and child hunger and promoted literacy.

Paragon - A model of perfection. It is also the name given to an outstanding pearl or diamond.

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