Derek Rae

⚽️ Commentator: #EAFC video game (previously #FIFA)/ESPN/Bundesliga world feed/World Cup/Euros for Fox Sports & more. Contact: [email protected]

[Derek Rae @RaeComm]

In that other place where the sky is blue, same nickname if anyone is interested.

[Derek Rae @RaeComm]

@BurakOlcan Do you mean in a game I’m not currently commentating on :)?
Can’t really mention a player when I’m sitting on my couch at home 😅

[Derek Rae @RaeComm]

@JayCo64 Ice hockey, basketball, handball. All have leagues & in specific cities quite popular.

[Derek Rae @RaeComm]

Always think a lot of casual observers outside Germany underestimate what makes football tick in this country, the local community factor.
Köln may not be of wide interest to casual fans globally but here in the city, it’s always all about #effzeh irrespective of league/position.

[Derek Rae @RaeComm]

@Olariches82 @eurofootcom Easily! It’s my writing & prep. I can read my own writing. No one else needs to be able to here.

[Derek Rae @RaeComm]

Every commentator does it differently. Why? Because we all digest information & learn in different ways. There’s no correct way for us all. Only what fits the individual.
This has been my way for 40+ years.
And why just 1 page?
Because we often work in cramped spaces.
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Noticed my commentary sheet getting more attention than usual on here :)
Keep in mind:
- It’s purely for my own use as part of my prep. No one else‘s
- Copying & pasting is not learning
- My eyes are on the pitch but if I need to glance at it, I know where the info is.
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[Derek Rae @RaeComm]

@TonyTakyi That’s incredibly kind of you, Tony. 🙏
Glad you remember the early 2000s on ESPN which was a special era indeed.

[Derek Rae @RaeComm]

And Ure has added a headed assist, setting up Felix Correia for 2:0. Hard working performance by the Glaswegian tonight. Real Madrid at the Bernabeu next weekend for him & Sevilla.

[Derek Rae @RaeComm]

Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 striker Robbie Ure off the mark with Sevilla.
His first goal in La Liga in the 13th minute at the Ciutat de Valencia Stadium against Levante.

[Derek Rae @RaeComm]

@JanAageFjortoft Jan, so sorry for your loss. He will have been very proud of his son & not just as a footballer.

[Derek Rae @RaeComm]

@aidand472 It’s one way of looking at it. Not sure anyone would begrudge Gantenbein though. It was his moment, not Karaman‘s.

[Derek Rae @RaeComm]

Had a situation yesterday where a well struck on target shot (by Schalke‘s Gantenbein) went in.
Replays later showed a very slight unintentional deflection (off the backside) of his captain Karaman.
Goal however officially given to Gantenbein & find this good.

[Derek Rae @RaeComm]

@bwfc_elliot The league in any country has the final say. Sometimes even within a game, the scorer is changed officially but not yesterday.
Chips in balls etc can help determine many things that were previously best guesses.

[Braylon Breeze @Braylon_Breeze]

Looking Ahead: Next Sunday’s Real Madrid vs. Sevilla match will air on over-the-air ABC at 3:00 p.m. ET.

It will be LaLiga’s first match on ABC since Elche–Barcelona on Matchday 1, which drew an all-time high U.S. English-language audience for the league (1.0 million).

[Derek Rae @RaeComm]

@AtlGorillaTalk @Fandango @Bundesliga_EN 🙏

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@GGFN_ @TheBuliShow Best of luck gents!

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@aagulla_TV @fernandopalomo @loladelcarril 👏

[Daniel Storey @danielstorey85]

A lovely soul, a friend, a fierce writer, a magnificent cynic. @JohnnyTheNic signs off in style.

https://t.co/J13znibvj8

[Derek Rae @RaeComm]

Interview with Aberdeen CEO Adrian Bevington begins around the 30 minute mark.

[Premier Sports @PremSportsTV]

Scottish Football Social Club S3 Ep8 https://t.co/rxIrXiOuCw

[Derek Rae @RaeComm]

RT @PremSportsTV: Two special guests join Darrell Currie, Alan Hutton and Michael Stewart on the Scottish Football Social Club tonight 🙌

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