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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Former chairman Niall Quinn is quitting Sunderland after a six-year stint at the Premier League club.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The former Sunderland and Ireland forward had been director of international development since October, when he stepped aside to allow American businessman Ellis Short become chairman.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The northeast England club says Quinn will return to his native Ireland \"to concentrate on his family and business interests outside football.''&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sunderland is ninth in the Premier League, well clear of relegation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Quinn says \"it gives me a huge sense of pride to see where Sunderland is today.''&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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