Fourteen years ago, England, and Europe, was gripped by Euro ‘96, the UEFA European Football Championship. England advanced to the semi finals and an ultimate win seemed within reach.
The frenzy was perhaps best exemplified by the presence of Uri Geller, a so-called “paranormalist,” famous for bending spoons using nothing more than the power of his mind. Geller exhorted the English public to touch a large orange dot that was put up on the TV screen before the semi-final match against ...