Ex-Liverpool ace Nuri Sahin accepted into Harvard Business School but will not quit Dortmund

NURI SAHIN is helping disprove the theory that footballers aren’t the cleverest — by being accepted to Harvard University.

The ex-Liverpool midfielder will combine his studies in sports management at the Ivy League college while playing for Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund next season.

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Sahin, 29, tweeted: “I’m pleased to inform you that I’ve been admitted to Harvard Business School!

"Super excited about the programme and delighted to meet legendary [professor] Anita Elberse.”

Sahin has a little more time on his hands having quit international duty in November following his country's failure to qualify for Russia 2018.

Sahin will follow in the footsteps of Barcelona defender Gerard Pique by studying at the prestigious American university.

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Pique studied 'The Business of Entertainment, Media and Sports' last year.

Sahin told the Guardian in February: "I have big plans after football.

"To give back and to give my children something to be proud of, not just to talk about how I used to be a football player."

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