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Harry Maguire: How England's World Cup hero could've been an accountant instead of a Premier League footballer | The Sun
HE was England's hero in the 2018 World Cup before securing an £80million move to Manchester United a year later.
And as Harry Maguire sweats on his future ahead of Sunday's Carabao Cup final, he might reflect he could've traded it all in to be an accountant – according to an old teacher.
The burly 6'4" centre-back was a revelation at World Cup 2018 for the Three Lions but, despite an impressive showing in Qatar last year, the Old Trafford skipper is just a bit-part player under Erik ten Hag.But when he was a kid he was a numbers whizz.
Maguire, 29, attended St Mary's Catholic High School in Chesterfield, where he excelled with his studies.
“He was a remarkable pupil who always came in and worked very hard," Sue Cain, Deputy Headteacher at the school, told the Derbyshire Times.
"He was never in any trouble and he had such a good attitude. He did everything you asked him to do and he never questioned why. He was a popular lad."
The brainy Man Utd centre half ended up scoring high grades in his exams, including Maths, which is where Cain believed he had a future.
“He got A* and A grades in his GCSEs," she revealed.
"I think he would have gone on to study business or maths and probably have been an accountant."
In the end, the Sheffield-born revelation chose football, even though he excelled at cross-country running, rugby and table tennis as a pupil.
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