This week's guest on Stand Out with Ian O’Connell is former Republic of Ireland and Premier League footballer Niall Quinn. As a player he was a striker who played top flight football for Arsenal, Manchester City and Sunderland. Quinn also received 92 caps for Ireland. He also appeared with the Irish team at the UEFA European Football Championship of 1988 and two FIFA World Cups in 1990 and 2002. He later was part of a consortium to buy Sunderland and became the club's chairman. We talk about Niall’s childhood, his career, what the Premier League is really about, VAR controversy, punditry, life now, his father who is a true hurling man and much more.
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