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Reports: Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker to miss his father's funeral in Brazil

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Alisson pictured with his father and mother [photo courtesy]

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has thanked people for their messages of support following his father’s tragic passing in Brazil on Wednesday.

Jose Becker, 57, was swimming in a dam near his holiday home in the southern region of Brazil, near the town of Rincao do Inferno on Wednesday, and police later located his body during their search at 11:59pm.

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