Uri's claiming to have put a hex on a penalty against England again! Spoon-bender Geller says he willed Lioness Mary Earps' heroic save against Spain in the World Cup final - 27 years after 'thwarting Gary McAllister's Euro 96 pen' Geller, 76, says he focused his mind powers on Mary Earps as she saved a penalty By Iwan Stone Published: 21:42, 20 August 2023 | Updated: 21:58, 20 August 2023 e-mail 5 View comments Spoon-bender Uri Geller claims he helped Mary Earps to save her heroic penalty in today's World Cup final - but even he could not help them defeat the crusading Spanish side. The infamous mystifier, 76, celebrated after focusing his mind powers at the pitch as he watched on a screen in his Tel Aviv museum - nearly 9,000 miles from the Australian stadium. It comes nearly 30 years after the cutlery-botherer claims he moved the ball as Scotland's Gary McAllister ran up to take a crucial penalty against England in Euro 96 at Wembley that would have made the score 1-1. David Seaman saved the spot-kick and Paul Gascoigne went up the other end to score his iconic goal and seal a 2-0 win. Fast-forward to 2023 and Mr Geller said he could not not control the whole outcome of the match - because he was touring a group of children and could not completely focus. Speaking to MailOnline, Mr Geller revealed: 'Somehow, I believe I managed to help Mary Earps catch the ball and save the penalty. Pictured: Geller at his former Berkshire mansion, standing in front of his Cadillac covered in bent spoons Goalkeeper Mary Earps saved well from the penalty spot to keep England in the game against Spain 'I looked into the big screen and I unleashed in one split second all my powers for her to save her penalty. 'And I was amazed she did - even my iPhone was juggling in my hands all over the place! 'And then I really wanted them to - like all the millions who were watching - we were waiting for them to equalise, but they just couldn't. 'I had tours of schoolkids booked a long time ago and I simply couldn't cancel. And while the match was going on I was doing the tour so I really couldn't focus all my mind on this. 'Without them I would have been more focus. I can't tell you for sure if it would have worked but I would have been much more focused.' Geller lived in the UK for 40 years and owns the Scottish island of Lamb - and says that he will always support the Lionesses against anyone but Scotland. In 1996 the self-proclaimed psychic famously hovered over Wembley Stadium in a helicopter as the home side lead by a tenuous goal 12 minutes from time. And indeed the ball bobbled slightly from the spot as Gary McAllister struck it - allowing David Seaman's save. In 1996 the self-proclaimed psychic famously hovered over Wembley Stadium in a helicopter as the home side lead by a tenuous goal 12 minutes from time. Mary Earps shouted 'f*** off' after she saved Jennifer Hermoso's 69th-minute penalty He has a real passion for women's football - his wife Hanna loves the game and his granddaughters Romi and Liya - who live in America - are passionate players. But after the infamous game against Scotland he claims to have had around 11,000 hate messages - and Spanish fans have been no less forgiving. The mystifier claims to have received further abuse from Mediterranean fans ever since he told Metro he would use his 'power and energy' to back the Lionesses. He continued: 'I had a lot of backlash from Spain. Terrible Tweets - I had to delete them. Nasty, nasty messages. '"How dare you", "We're going to take care of you" - this was before the match. 'I had obscene phone calls, I was threatened. It was just terrible. 'I had three people come to the door of the museum and scream at me. That was quite violent.' 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