Not for the first time, illusionist Uri Geller is claiming he played his part in a historic England victory as the Three Lions beat Germany at Wembley Stadium.
25 years after he told the public he was to thank for Scotland star Gary McAllister missing his spot-kick at Euro 96, Geller has declared how he was up to his old tricks as Joachim Löw's Germany side were beaten 2-0 after goals from Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane.
Two and a half decades ago, Geller revealed how he had shouted "One, two, three, MOVE!" just before McAllister stepped up to take the penalty, with replays showing how the ball appeared to move ever so slightly just before his boot made contact.
Fast forward to 2021 and Wembley was the venue for another historic European Championship victory, this time over Germany at the round of 16 stage.
Sterling put the hosts in front, but just before Kane put the result beyond any doubt, an overhit back-pass from England's first goal-scorer inadvertently put German forward Thomas Muller through on goal.
As the Bayern Munich star dashed into a one-on-one with Three Lions keeper Jordan Pickford, much of Wembley and indeed the entire country could barely look.
However, both sets of fans were shocked when the forward, so prolific throughout his career, spurned his chance after firing just wide of Pickford's goal.
Sterling collapsed to the floor in relief as the England faithful inside the ground celebrated as if their own side had scored.
Though everyone who witnessed it would have put the moment down to Muller simply being wasteful in front of goal, Geller has claimed it was his influence that veered the effort wide - even though he wasn't actually in the ground, but thousands of miles away in Israel.
Speaking to the Jewish Telegraph, Geller explained: "There is no doubt in my mind that I was responsible for Muller’s miss.
"I was just about to go on the stage. I was behind the curtain. Shipi [his brother-in-law and assistant] had the Euros app on his phone and I was watching the match.
"The saxophone player also had the match on and he will vouch for the fact that as Muller shaped up to shoot, I shouted, ‘One, two, three, bend’.
"He was also shouting ‘bend’ as Muller tried to make contact with the ball. Instead of the word ‘move’ that I used in 1996, I shouted ‘bend’. When I saw that England had won, I ran on to the stage and everyone was applauding.
"If you play back the miss in slow motion you will be amazed what you see. The power of the mind is immense."
