Former Liverpool women's manager Matt Beard was found hanged at his house before dying, the coroner's court has heard. Beard was in charge of Liverpool twice during his 17-year career in women's football management, winning back-to-back league titles in 2013 and 2014. One banner read: 'Liverpool was made for Matt and Matt was made for Liverpool.' Former Chelsea boss Emma Hayes describing Beard as a 'champion of the women's game'. He began coaching in the women's game in 2008, and had stints at Chelsea, Millwall Lionesses and West Ham alongside Liverpool.