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The shocking news reached Alisson Becker last Wednesday.

The Liverpool goalkeeper mourns the loss of his late father José Agostinho Becker.

The 57-year-old drowned in a lake near his holiday home near Rincão do Inferno.

The body was found by a friend and an employee of the family on Wednesday evening, the fire department confirmed the find and provided the family with a sad certainty.

“I want to thank everyone for the news and credit to my beloved father.

Our family feels loved by everyone.

May God protect the life of each individual, ”Alisson wrote on his Twitter account.

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Because of the strict Corona rules, Becker cannot even travel to Brazil and say goodbye to his father.

On the website of the Foreign Office it says: "The landing of flights coming from or via Great Britain and Northern Ireland or South Africa, as well as the transport of foreigners who have been in Great Britain and Northern Ireland or South Africa within the last 14 days or have traveled through , is temporarily prohibited. "

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According to information from the British newspaper "Daily Mail", Becker is said to have tried desperately to find a way to travel to his home country.

In the end he decided against it, also because his wife is 28 weeks pregnant.

Great Britain's entry regulations also meant that the goalkeeper stayed away from his father's funeral.

Becker should have gone into quarantine for ten days after his return to Liverpool.

Klopp couldn't go to his mother's funeral

“He really wants to go to Brazil in three weeks, if Liverpool's game plan allows.

It breaks his heart that he cannot be at his father's funeral.

The two were best friends, ”the Daily Mail quoted a close friend as saying.

Jürgen Klopp's mother Lisbeth died at the age of 81

Source: dpa / Patrick Seeger

Jürgen Klopp's mother died last January at the age of 81.

The coach of Liverpool FC was also unable to travel to Germany for the funeral due to the corona pandemic.

"This is due to the terrible times," said Klopp to the "Black Forest Messenger".

"As soon as circumstances permit, we will hold a wonderful commemoration that is commemorative."