Liverpool’s women’s team announced on Saturday that their former manager, Matt Beard, had passed away at the age of 47. Beard managed Liverpool from 2012-2015, winning the WSL in 2013 and 2014. The English coach had a stint in the NWSL, coaching the Boston Breakers from 2016 to 2017. He returned to coach Liverpool from 2021-2025, earning promotion back to the WSL in 2021. He was appointed Burnley boss in June but resigned in August. Both Liverpool and Burnley postponed their weekend matches in the wake of the shocking news. An outpouring of tributes to Beard from former players, clubs, and coaching colleagues has flooded the media.
