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Matt Beard won two WSL titles with Liverpool in his first spell at the club Former Liverpool manager Matt Beard is set to be named head coach of Burnley women in the third tier. Beard has been out of football since being sacked by Liverpool in February but will oversee a new period for Burnley, who will go fully professional next season. The former Chelsea manager has had a successful coaching career, leading Liverpool to back-to-back Women's Super League titles in 2013 and 2014. The 47-year-old returned for a second spell at the Merseyside club and won the Women's Championship title in 2022. He had previous spells at National Women's Soccer League side Boston Breakers and West Ham, as well as an interim period in charge of Bristol City. Burnley have been without a permanent head coach since Rebecca Sawiuk left with mutual consent in March. What can we expect in the WSL transfer window? Get the latest WSL news on our dedicated page Los Angeles Lakers to sell majority ownership in historic deal Alexander-Arnold's debut analysed - and when did he really learn Spanish? Transfer news latest: Updates & reports plus Alexander-Arnold makes Real debut How safe are funfair rides? How a 1930s Hollywood star became the 'mother of Wi-Fi' Claire Foy’s family tree reveals a Victorian accusation of murder The team are back to look at this week’s news Gambling and social media abuse of women in sport - what is going on? Pope, Bumrah, Bashir - how England v India will be won and lost Premier League fixtures - find out your club's schedule England U19s fight back from 5-1 down to draw with Germany - highlights. Video England U19s fight back from 5-1 down to draw with Germany - highlights What can we expect in the WSL transfer window? 5 Live Sport: All About. .. Audio5 Live Sport: All About. .. 'Hope you get cancer' - Boulter shares her online abuse with BBC 'Horrifying' - BBC Sport's Croft on online abuse in tennis. Video'Horrifying' - BBC Sport's Croft on online abuse in tennis 'The tumult in the Ingebrigtsen fairytale was never far from the surface' Le Mans win proves injury doubters wrong - Kubica F1 Q&A: Should Mc Laren have allowed Norris to pass team-mate Piastri? Nair's long road back to India team, via Northampton Man City start new era - but how might Guardiola's side look? In Pictures: Sporting photos of the week Chelsea play in front of 50, 000 empty seats - apathy or bad scheduling? 'What's eating Rory? ' - will US Open prove reset point for Mc Ilroy? Summer transfer window reopens - who could be on the move? How does new captain Gill compare to India batting greats? Duplantis breaks men's pole vault world record for 12th time. Video Duplantis breaks men's pole vault world record for 12th time Ask Me Anything, the BBC Sport service designed to serve you Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.