From Bake Off to kick off: Louise Quinn's special Swedish memories

Republic of Ireland's Louise Quinn. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Louise Quinn didn’t anticipate talking about bananas to outline how football culture is ingrained in the Sweden team Ireland face on Thursday evening.

Her three years at Eskilstuna amounted to her first exposure to full-time professionalism and what an introduction it transpired to be, helping the second division side rise to runners-up in the Damallsvenskan top-flight.