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There was plenty to celebrate on Merseyside this weekend, with Liverpool’s 3-1 win over Crystal Palace at Anfield keeping the club firmly in the hunt for Champions League football next season.
But away from the pitch, one of the club’s most beloved figures gave supporters an entirely different reason to smile.
Robbie Fowler, the man the Anfield faithful have called “God” for over three decades, took to Instagram this week to share one of the most personal moments of his life.
The Liverpool legend, in a social media post, showed that he is now a grandfather.
He posted a heartwarming photo of both children, Marcie and Vada, that quickly spread across social media and stopped former teammates and fans alike in their tracks.
The reaction was immediate and warm.
Former Liverpool players and members of the football community rushed to the comments section to congratulate the 51-year-old, with the general tone being one of pure affection for a man who has always held a unique place in the hearts of those connected to the club.
Fowler, who celebrated his birthday on April 9, has always been a private and dedicated family man, and this announcement marked a significant and joyful new chapter in his personal life.
It is quite the image to sit with — the man who scored a hat-trick against Arsenal in just four minutes and 33 seconds back in August 1994, who reached 100 Liverpool goals faster than even the great Ian Rush, and who won the PFA Young Player of the Year award in back-to-back seasons in 1995 and 1996, now settling into life as a grandfather.
Fowler scored 183 goals across 369 appearances in two spells at Liverpool, and his status at the club has never diminished.
These days he serves as a Liverpool FC Club Representative and was present at Anfield for Saturday’s win over Crystal Palace, continuing a close involvement with the club that clearly means as much to him now as it ever did during his playing days.
He has also been vocal in recent days about the Mohamed Salah injury situation, describing the prospect of the Egyptian leaving through a hamstring problem as a cruel way for a legend to potentially finish — words that carry particular weight coming from someone who understands better than most what it means to be a Liverpool icon.
But this weekend, football takes a back seat. Marcie and Vada have arrived, and “God” is now a grandfather.
Anfield will be delighted for him.