In a stunning act of kindness that Liverpool officials kept tightly under wraps, midfielder Alexis Mac Allister has secretly cleared £654,000 in outstanding school lunch debt across 85 schools in Merseyside.
For months, teachers had reported that some children were quietly skipping lunch, pretending they “weren’t hungry,” simply because their accounts were in the red.
This week, everything changed.
When pupils purchased lunch as usual, they noticed something unusual printed at the bottom of their receipts — handwritten messages Mac Allister personally asked to include.
Notes like “You deserve to eat today and every day — A.M.A.” and “Your future matters. Enjoy your meal.” left children and staff in tears.
One student, after reading the message, became so emotional that he was referred to the school counselor — not out of distress, but because he said he had “never felt seen or valued like that before.”
School administrators have confirmed that Mac Allister asked for no publicity.
But as the news leaked, parents, teachers, and fans across Liverpool are calling it “the most meaningful assist of his career.”