Daniel Timofte on Italia '90: 'When I opened my bar, I called it ‘Penalty’ so I could say ‘f*** you’ to those who kept bringing it up'

The clock behind the reception desk ticked so loudly that you could hear it on the first floor.
Daniel Timofte on Italia '90: 'When I opened my bar, I called it ‘Penalty’ so I could say ‘f*** you’ to those who kept bringing it up'

Daniel Timofte, who missed against Ireland in the Genoa shootout 30 years ago today, in downtown Bucharest in 2015.
Daniel Timofte, who missed against Ireland in the Genoa shootout 30 years ago today, in downtown Bucharest in 2015.

The clock behind the reception desk ticked so loudly that you could hear it on the first floor.

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