Overview
- Tottenham and Simons confirmed on Thursday that he has been accepted onto Harvard Business School’s Crossover Into Business Program and announced the news via a LinkedIn post.
- Simons ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in April, missed the World Cup, and has been undergoing intensified rehabilitation in Boston as he aims to return to play in about February.
- The Crossover Into Business course pairs professional athletes with HBS MBA students for case-based learning delivered online with some in-person elements on campus in Boston.
- Simons said he is using recovery time to learn about the business side of sport while keeping football as his top priority, and he previously visited Harvard and met Professor Anita Elberse during U.S. rehab trips.
- His enrollment follows a growing trend of elite players taking short Harvard programs, a move that helps athletes build commercial skills for careers after sport and could change how clubs support long-term player development.