Matt Beard ‘bullied’ by Burnley before his death, family tells pre-inquest hearing

• Former manager died in September 2025 aged 47

• Burnley exit was ‘catalyst for decline in mental health’

A pre-inquest hearing regarding the former Liverpool manager Matt Beard has heard that his family felt he was “bullied” by Burnley before his death.

Beard, who won back-to-back Women’s Super League titles in 2013 and 2014 with Liverpool, was in charge at Burnley from June to August 2025 before resigning just over three weeks before he died aged 47 on 20 September 2025.