There was always a smile. No matter how the game had ended, even if his team lost, Matt Beard, the former Liverpool Women’s manager who died suddenly at the age of 47 over the weekend, would always find a moment to smile.

Tributes have poured in from across the football world after former Liverpool Women manager Matt Beard died at the age of 47

BBC Sport pundit Fara Williams was left in tears while paying tribute to former Liverpool Women's manager Matt Beard live on TV after his tragic death this week.

Fara Williams, who was part of Matt Beard's Liverpool side that won back-to-back WSL titles, pays tribute to the former Liverpool manager after his death aged 47.

On a tour around Liverpool’s revamped women’s training site at Melwood in 2024, of all the grand improvements to the building that Matt Beard could have pointed out with pride, one specific addition meant more to him than any other.

Leading figures from women's football have taken to social media to pay tribute to Matt Beard following the tragic death of the former Liverpool manager.