Achilles the cat trains mind and body for role as World Cup psychic


  • World
  • Monday, 04 Jun 2018

ST PETERSBURG, Russia: Like many soccer fans trying to predict the results of the World Cup, Achilles is busy studying the teams heading to Russia this month for the sport's biggest global showdown. But he has one advantage: cat sense.

The furry white feline, who lives in St Petersburg's Hermitage museum, is being touted as a cat psychic who will predict the winners and losers of the tournament kicking off in Russia in two weeks.

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