Speaker Profile

Merson was a gifted footballer in an eventful career that saw him capped 21 times by England while playing in the Premier League for Arsenal, Middleborough and Aston Villa.

A versatile player equally at home going for goal or as a midfield playmaker, Paul also played in the Football League with Brentford and Portsmouth before two years as player-manager of Walsall and brief non-League experience with Tamworth and Welshpool.

Once a constant companion of controversy, Paul has never made a secret of the days when he was leading a reckless lifestyle off the pitch. He is now a popular and outspoken football pundit with Sky Sports who shoots from the lip with opinions that are sometimes brutal but always honest. A fascinating and always compelling character, Paul has an armory of amusing anecdotes. He is a full on, hugely entertaining character that is larger than life and always brimming over with enthusiasm and energy.