Alisson confirmed as Liverpool vice-captain, but he will never wear the armband

SportFootballAlisson confirmed as Liverpool vice-captain, but he will never wear the armbandAndoni Iraola said Premier League rules that only allow captains to talk to the referee will prevent Alisson from wearing the armband Jamie Braidwood Friday 21 August 2026 14:26 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3037076","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/alisson-liverpool-vice-captain-szoboszlai-gomez-b3037076.html","title":"Alisson confirmed as Liverpool vice-captain, but he will never wear the armband"}}CloseInside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveInsideSportNews","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSport","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceNewsletter":"NSC"},"isClimate":false}Alisson Becker has been confirmed as Liverpool’s new vice-captain, but Andoni Iraola has confirmed why the goalkeeper won’t wear the armband if Virgil van Dijk isn’t on the pitch. Iraola said Dominik Szoboszlai and Joe Gomez, the club’s longest-ser...