The Everton star has graduated from the PFA Business School alongside his football commitments with the Blues
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Pic: PFA)
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Pic: PFA)
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Everton star Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall isn’t just schooling opponents in the Premier League as last month he graduated from the PFA Business School.
The Blues midfielder turned on the style in their 2-2 draw at Hull City on Sunday, heading in his second goal of the season – and reaching double figures since joining from Chelsea for £25million in August last year – before teeing up Thierno Barry for his strike but the 28-year-old is also top of the class off the pitch too.
Kieran Maguire, who is also Professor of Football Finance at the University of Liverpool Management School, was Dewsbury-Hall’s teacher and was happy to hand him a glowing report card.
He told the ECHO: “Kiernan graduated with his postgraduate diploma in sports directorship this year. It was great to see him at the Emirates Stadium as one of the people at lectures on the course.
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“He was a credit to himself and a credit to Everton Football Club in terms of his commitment. Footballers are fully aware of the importance of their industry to the local community and the economy as a whole.
“Many of them, like Kiernan, want to reinvest back by expanding their familiarity and knowledge with the back part of the industry, rather than just going into coaching or becoming a manager when their playing career finishes.
"There’s no doubt that the transition from dressing room to classroom to boardroom is assisted through courses such as this and the PFA deserve a lot of credit.”
Maguire added: “Kiernan’s Everton team-mate James Tarkowski and the former Everton player Paul Bracewell have also been on these courses as well. I was delighted to see Kiernan graduate, he was a model student who asked the easy questions but also asked the awkward questions as well and as the person at the front of the class, you welcome both of those.
“It’s a sign of someone who is engaging with the topics and who wants to challenge themselves, expand their knowledge and have a transferable skill base, not just for the football industry but others as well. So, he’s to be commended for taking the action and he’s done very well.”