To celebrate the launch, Xherdan Shaqiri paid a surprise visit to the session held at All Saints Catholic High School, where he met with participants, took part in the warm up and cheered the team on from the sidelines.
Liverpool legend and current England Walking Football player Alan Kennedy - a familiar face at Red Neighbours' Walking Football sessions - also headed down to show his support.
Walking Football is designed to encourage over 50s to engage in regular physical activity in a fun and social setting. Initially launched in the Anfield area in 2017, the programme has proven incredibly successful and has grown rapidly over the last two years from only six participants to more than 60 taking part in sessions each week.