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Matt Beard, Title-Winning Former Liverpool Women’s Manager, Dies at 47

The women’s game paused to honor the 47-year-old, with fixtures postponed following a death whose cause has not been announced.

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Soccer Football - Women's FA Cup - Quarter Final - Liverpool v Leicester City - Prenton Park, Birkenhead, Britain - March 9, 2024 Liverpool manager Matt Beard before the match Action Images via Reuters/Ed Sykes/File Photo
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Overview

  • Liverpool confirmed Beard’s sudden passing, and his wife, Deb, said he died on Saturday evening at 7:28pm.
  • Liverpool’s WSL match at Aston Villa and Burnley Women’s fixture against West Brom were postponed after the announcement.
  • Beard led Liverpool to consecutive WSL titles in 2013 and 2014 and earned promotion back to the top flight in 2022, with Manager of the Season honors in 2013 and 2024.
  • His career spanned Millwall Lionesses, Chelsea, Boston Breakers, West Ham, Bristol City, and a brief stint at Burnley after leaving Liverpool in February.
  • Tributes poured in from the WSL, FA, former clubs and players, while family social posts included his son’s appeal for people to seek help, with no official cause of death disclosed.