Liverpool FC ‘deeply shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of former Liverpool FC Women manager Matt Beard’.
In a statement on LiverpoolFC.com, tribute was paid to the club’s former WSL title-winning manager:
‘The thoughts of everyone at the club are with Matt’s family and friends at this devastating time.
Matt was not only an extremely committed and successful manager, he was also a person of real integrity and warmth, who will always be remembered with genuine fondness by everyone he worked with at the club.
He originally joined LFC Women in 2012 and built a squad that won back-to-back Women’s Super League titles in 2013 and 2014, and also led the Reds in their first Champions League campaign.
After returning from his spell with Boston Breakers in the USA, Matt enjoyed two years with West Ham United, including a run to the Women’s FA Cup final in 2019, before a spell with Bristol City.
He rejoined the Reds in May 2021 to rebuild the team and return it to the top flight of women’s football, which he orchestrated in his first season back in charge, winning the FA Women’s Championship in emphatic fashion and promotion to the WSL.
He parted company with LFC Women in February, following a significant contribution to the club’s development and many memorable moments and achievements during his multiple tenures.’
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