‘England will win – the spoons decree it’ Uri Geller reveals his Lionesses predictions

Uri Geller has vowed to send copious amounts of ‘power and energy’ to the Lionesses as they take on Spain in the final of the Women’s World Cup.

The iconic spoon bender will be 14,173 km (8806 miles) away from the action in Sydney, Australia as he settles down with family in Old Jaffa, Israel to watch the match.

But no distance is too far for his powers, he explained.

Uri told Metro: ‘It should be a 1pm kick-off for us, so I will be wide awake and ready.

‘The Lionesses have been fantastic so far. I can see another goal from Ella Toone and I think Georgia Stanway will also do something special on Sunday – I see her having a very good game.

‘I will be sending all my power, energy, inspiration and motivation to the team. I will do everything in my power to help them win.

‘My energy can reach anywhere, no matter the distance.’

If the Lionesses are successful Down Under, it would be the first time an English national team has lifted a World Cup for 57 years.

Uri has also shared several pieces of advice for the squad, should they choose to accept.

Sarina Wiegman’s players should take time to write down what they want to achieve and visualise the game playing out.

Uri added: ‘Don’t let distractions get in your way, think about scoring goals and the target at hand – and that will come true on Sunday.

‘They should also visualise what will happen after they in. Picture that joy and imagine the sounds, the noise, the tastes, every sense in the stadium after the final whistle.

‘Think of how people will be reacting across the world.’

The night before the match, Uri also suggests the Lionesses ‘play a movie’ in their mind of how the game could go, and repeat the mantra ‘we will win, we will win.’

For the 76-year-old- who predicted England’s Euros win last year – he also has seen the growth of women’s football on a personal scale.

He added: ‘My granddaughters Romi and Liya would love to be football players when they grow up.

‘They love playing it and are really inspired, they live in America as well where there are lots of opportunities.

‘As a family, we’re all really excited. My daughter is also a huge fan of the Lionesses so we will all be watching.

‘I only wish I could be there in a helicopter over the pitch in Australia like I did in 1996 – but I’m not sure if that would be allowed!’

Uri’s most famous football ‘intervention’ came from the air – when Scotland missed a crucial penalty during a Euro 96 clash with England.

Gary McAllister’s penalty attempt was saved by David Seaman, to the dismay of Scots across the globe.

Uri later explained he had played a part in the penalty, as he directed the ball with his powers from a helicopter flying above Wembley.

The illusionist has made efforts to appease Scotland since the 1996 upset, such as by buying a remote island in the Firth of Forth and taking over an amateur football team in North Berwick. 

In the Men’s World Cup last year, Uri used his powers to ‘neutralise’ Kylian Mbappe when England took on France in the quarter finals.

His mind powers worked – the French ‘machine’ was kept away from the England goal.

However, Antoine Griezmannand Aurélien Tchouamén were not – and sent the Three Lions home from Qatar.

If the Lionesses do roar to victory on Sunday, there are plans in place for parades and celebrations across the country.

Many have demanded the Government allow for a Bank Holiday to mark the potential occasion.

Figures including Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and Sir Ed Davey, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, are among those calling for people to get a day off in the event of the Lionesses beating Spain in the final.

But in a comment to the BBC, a government spokesperson said: ‘The current pattern of public and bank holidays is well established and there are no plans to change this.’

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