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The greats and good of women’s football were among hundreds of mourners who paid an emotional farewell to former Liverpool manager Matt Baird at his funeral service.
Bird, who led the Reds to back-to-back Women’s Super League titles in 2013 and 2014, died on September 20 at the age of 47.
Bird’s family and friends were joined by dignitaries from across women’s football, including US President Emma Hayes, for the service at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral.
His brother Mark, a former Millwall and Sheffield United midfielder, said during the service: “Please, please, please let Matt’s death be a lesson to us all.”
“We’re only human.”
He added: “Mark had a beautiful soul and a one-in-a-million personality. He always found a way to make you laugh and smile.”
Baird’s wife, Debbie, children Harry and Ellie, step-son Scott, and mother Margaret, were joined at the service by Liverpool’s first-team squad, along with manager Gareth Taylor and his coaching staff, and sporting director Richard Hughes.
Players who played under Bird – known to his family and friends as ‘Birdie’ – formed a guard of honor inside the cathedral as his coffin, covered with red and white sashes, arrived.
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