West Ham midfielder Dimitri Payet bans his kids from mentioning Cristiano Ronaldo’s name

DIMITRI PAYET has banned his children using Cristiano Ronaldo's name after the Euro 2016 final.

Frenchman Payet became a key player for Didier Deschamp's France team during the Euro 2016 finals and was part of the side that lost to tournament underdogs Portugal on home soil.

Ronaldo, who was injured early on in the final captained his teammates from the sidelines, pushing his team forward after Eder scored a fantastic winner - and West Ham's star man isn't over it just yet.

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Recently speaking about his family and the Euro 2016 final, he said: "‘I have kids...they are fans of some players, I see in their eyes. They admire and try to imitate their gestures, their words, their celebrations."

"They love Ronaldo and Messi. Since Euro 2016, though, they have no right to pronounce the name of Ronaldo!"

The French playmaker has had a season to forget so far with his team sitting in 15th just 4 points of the relegation zone.

Bilic's men have struggled to create chances and score goals this season after their search for a big name striker in the summer failed.

The Hammers take on Hull City at the London Stadium this Saturday and will be hoping to get the three points as Hull have an extremely poor away record.

The irons have had some good news over the Christmas period, scraping through a 1-0 win against Burnely and securing the contract of young talent Reece Oxford on a new four year deal, beating off interest from giants like Manchester United and Chelsea.