Romanian captain Gheorghe Hagi slapped in a special request to his team-mates ahead of Romania's victory over England that booked their quarter final tie with Italy on Saturday.
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Hagi is indisputably world class, but he has 34-years-old legs, and Popescu - his brother-in-law - and Petrescu are just two years younger.
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Suspension forced Hagi out of that game but he is set to return against Italy and if the Romanians are successful his team-mates have promised to follow his bald example.