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Alisson says the support of his team-mates got him through the death of his father(Image: Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker says it was only the support of team-mates and rivals which got him through the sudden death of his father in 2021, when he had to miss the funeral.

The Brazilian has become a Premier League champion for the second time after the Reds ran out 5-1 winners over Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield on Sunday afternoon, with jubilant supporters celebrating the victory both inside and outside Anfield.

The celebrations were a far cry from those which accompanied the Reds' last title win in 2020, when Alisson and team-mates lifted the trophy inside an empty Anfield due to Covid restrictions.

Seven months later Alisson's father Jose Becker died from drowning in a lake near the family home in Brazil and, with Covid restrictions still in place, the goalkeeper faced the difficult choice of whether to fly home for the funeral or stay with his pregnant wife Natalia.

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"When I got the call that my father died, I was an ocean away from home.

Her doctor said that it was risky for her to travel, so she had to stay in Liverpool with our kids."

Alisson's Liverpool team-mates and players and managers from other clubs then reached out to the Brazil No.1 to offer their condolences.

It was a reminder that even your biggest rivals recognise the human behind the name on the kit."

Eventually Alisson made the decision that he would stay with Natalia, who Jose doted on, and not attend the funeral, despite his Reds team-mates clubbing together to buy him a spot on a private plane back to Brazil.

Alisson was unable to attend his father's funeral(Image: TWITTER@senorflopper)

He adds: "But it was an impossible situation, because at that time, in order to fly out of the country, you had to be quarantined in a hotel for 14 days when you returned.

That was how he lived his life, and that was the best way to honour him.

Alisson has won the Premier League for a second time(Image: PA)

"We had to watch his funeral on FaceTime.

The only thing left for me to say was, 'thank you.' Not just for being my father, but for being my friend."

Alisson Becker was writing for the Players' Tribune - Read the full piece here.

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