Spoon bender Uri Geller has vowed to use his “massive cosmic connection” to French ace Kylian Mbappe in order stop him bagging a goal against England in the 2022 World Cup quarter-final.
The notorious mystifier shares a birthday with the prolific goal scorer, who has already hit the back of the net an impressive five times in the four games he has played for his country in Qatar.
But according to Uri, England fans shouldn’t be worried about seeing Gareth Southgate’s men face one of the world’s best players - as he plans to use the power of his brain to stop him.
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The world-famous psychic, born on December 20, told the Daily Star: “Because he was born on the same date as me, I have a massive connection to him - both cosmic and energy.
“It is my opinion that I will be able to stop him from scoring. I believe if the Daily Star readers can think alike, psych him out, and visualise him missing and not scoring, it is possible.”
It’s far from the first time Uri has helped out England on the world stage and he famously claims to have moved the ball during Gary McAllister's spot-kick against England in Euro 96.
After hovering in a helicopter above the stadium during the match and chanting: “One, two, three, move” in the clash against Scotland, keeper David Seaman saved the penalty.
He also says he ensured Harry Kane’s fitness for England’s group stage clash against the USA, with England’s star man declared match ready just hours after Uri told the Daily Star he was sending his dodgy ankle an “invisible spiritual thread” with “the power of healing and love”.
But Uri reckons that stopping Mbappé’s blistering speed and lethal finishing will prove to be a tougher ask.
He explained: “He is a scoring machine and it is very difficult to stop him. He is very dangerous, as you can see. I will do my best to psych him out, that’s what I taught Muhammed Ali to do when he was fighting in the ring.”
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