The dreams of three football-mad boys from Henfield came true when Brighton player and World Cup 22 winning Argentinian footballer Alexis MacAllister stopped his car to sign autographs and chat outside the Brighton and Hove Albion FC training ground in January.
During the World Cup in December, Brighton fans were proud to see their very own player not only on the world stage, but part of the winning Argentinian team!
The three Henfield boys, William, Albert and Toby had waited patiently outside the B&HA FC training ground to spot their favourite players and had brought their World Cup football hoping to see Alexis.
The international player kindly spent time chatting to the boys, signing autographs and even showed them his winners World Cup medal which he’d taken to the Club that morning on his first day back at training.
Simon Funnell, William’s dad, said: “Alexis was an absolute gentleman, completely grounded and happy to spend time with the boys. It was a dream come true for them all and we couldn’t believe how kind and friendly he was.”
The video of the boys and Alexis has now gone viral on Instagram and TikTok, reaching an incredible 10 million views!