Gennaro Gattuso has made the outlandish claim he saw the Virgin Mary after AC Milan threw away a three-goal lead against Liverpool in the 2005 Champions League final.
The tough-tackling midfielder was playing for the Italian side in the European showpiece as they went 3-0 up but succumbed to a second-half comeback from the Reds, before losing on penalties.
And Valencia manager Gattuso, speaking after his side's 5-1 win against Getafe on Sunday in an interview reported by Marca, bizarrely insisted Milan's collapse caused him to see the mother of Jesus.