If any England fans are looking for good omens ahead of the World Cup quarter-final against France, they may want to steer clear of a prediction made by a surprisingly accurate lion.
Any hope of lion solidarity appear to have fallen by the wayside with the verdict of Chao Boy, a lion at a zoo in Thailand. The animal is said to have a 90% success rate with football predictions, but has backed Les Bleus to triumph over the Three Lions (no relation) at Al Bayt Stadium.
How much can we read into a lion taking chicken drumsticks from underneath a French flag rather than an English flag? Well, that's for you to decide, but the fact remains that England will now need to buck the trend against the reigning world champions.
