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West Ham fans to wear Tevez masks for Sheffield Utd Cup tie

West Ham United fans will wear Carlos Tevez masks tonight for their Capital One Cup tie with Sheffield United.

The Mirror says the Hammers only finished paying £20million in compensation to the Blades last year after the legal wrangle involving the Argentine star in 2006-2007.

West Ham were fined £5.5m by the Premier League for breaching rules over third-party ownership but Tevez continued to play and helped his club mount a Great Escape - and saw Sheffield United relegated.

The Hammers were later ordered to pay the £20m compensation though they avoided a points deduction and relegation while the Blades have never returned to the top flight.

Sheffield United boss Nigel Clough said: "As far as we are concerned, this is another step towards Wembley. That's the way we approach all of these games. We don't like losing and we want to win."

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