Rae grew up in Aberdeen, Scotland. During his youth he attended football matches with a tape recorder to work on his commentary. At the age of 15 he began his professional broadcasting career calling games for a radio station that broadcast to local hospitals. In 1986, BBC Radio Scotland announcer David Francey suffered a knee injury and Rae, a 19-year-old student at the University of Aberdeen who had sent the BBC a copy of his radio work, substituted for him on the call of a Scottish Premier Division game between Kilmarnock F.C. and Dumbarton F.C.. The network was impressed and hired Rae to call the Rous Cup match between rivalsEngland and Scotland the following week. The BBC then hired him as its Scotland football correspondent, a job he held for five years. Rae was the 1987 British Sports Broadcaster of the Year.
Career
Rae moved to the United States in anticipation of the 1994 FIFA World Cup. FIFA hired him as a press officer and he oversaw the World Cup games that were held at Foxboro Stadium. Rae met his wife Beth Powers while working on World Cup preparations and the two would later settle in Beverly, Massachusetts.
A childhood Manchester City fan, Dixon began his footballing career as a youth at Burnley, making his professional debut for them in 1982. From there he played for Chester City and Bury before joining Stoke City in 1986 for a fee of £50,000. He instantly impressed at Stoke and forged a fine defensive partnership with Steve Bould. The pair's potential and performances attracted the attention of Arsenal and in January 1988 they both joined the "Gunners" for a combined fee of £765,000.
The following season, as Dixon cemented his place in the team, Arsenal won their first league title in eighteen years in a dramatic final game of the season. A defensive mainstay in a successful Arsenal team until his retirement in 2002, Dixon's tenure at Arsenal saw him collect four league championship medals, three FA Cup winner's medals and a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup medal. He was named in the PFA Team of the Year twice, for the seasons 1989–90 and 1990–91. His retirement came at the end of Arsenal's domestic double-winning 2001–02 season, their second in his time at the club. At the time of his retirement, he had played at 91 out of the 92 Football League grounds – every one except Fulham's Craven Cottage.
Lee Dixon (January 22, 1914 – January 8, 1953) was an actor in 1930s and 1940s. He appeared in Hollywoodmusicals and other films, as well as on the Broadway stage.
Derek Rae's Top 5 Things To Know About Bundesliga This Year
ESPN Soccer Commentator, Derek Rae, breaks down his top 5 things to look out for this upcoming Bundesliga season.
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published: 04 Aug 2022
The win against Serbia was the ultimate Scottish rollercoaster – Derek Rae | ESPN FC
Scotland reached its first major tournament since 1998 with a penalty-shootout win vs. Serbia, so who better than our resident Scotsmen Craig Burley and Derek Rae to reflect on a historic night for their countrymen? Rae says it wasn’t a fluke Scotland got past Israel and Serbia on penalties and compared it to a “Germanic level of efficiency” from the spot. Burley looks ahead to Euro 2020 itself and "showcase games" against England and Croatia.
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published: 13 Nov 2020
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published: 19 Feb 2021
How Derek Rae became a FIFA commentator
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published: 02 Feb 2021
FIFA 23 - Derek Rae and Stewart Robson Secret Christmas Day Commentary
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FIFA 23 - Derek Rae and Stewart Robson Secret Christmas Day Commentary
published: 06 Nov 2022
DEREK RAE | FIFA 21 COMMENTARY LESSON | #6
Derek Rae RETURNS!!
We've got FIFA 21 commentator Derek Rae back on the podcast and this time, it's a little bit different.
We talk all things FIFA 21 and we get a lesson in pronunciation from a man that divides opinion with his saying of names.
Be sure to stick around as he goes through the likes of Bruno Fernandes, Toni Kroos and Antoine Griezmann and explains just how each of their names are truly pronounced
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published: 21 Oct 2020
Derek Rae Went CRAZY!!!!!
Lovely goal by Hakim Ziyech.
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ESPN Soccer Commentator, Derek Rae, breaks down his top 5 things to look out for this upcoming Bundesliga season.
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ESPN Soccer Commentator, Derek Rae, breaks down his top 5 things to look out for this upcoming Bundesliga season.
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ESPN Soccer Commentator, Derek Rae, breaks down his top 5 things to look out for this upcoming Bundesliga season.
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Scotland reached its first major tournament since 1998 with a penalty-shootout win vs. Serbia, so who better than our resident Scotsmen Craig Burley and Derek R...
Scotland reached its first major tournament since 1998 with a penalty-shootout win vs. Serbia, so who better than our resident Scotsmen Craig Burley and Derek Rae to reflect on a historic night for their countrymen? Rae says it wasn’t a fluke Scotland got past Israel and Serbia on penalties and compared it to a “Germanic level of efficiency” from the spot. Burley looks ahead to Euro 2020 itself and "showcase games" against England and Croatia.
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Scotland reached its first major tournament since 1998 with a penalty-shootout win vs. Serbia, so who better than our resident Scotsmen Craig Burley and Derek Rae to reflect on a historic night for their countrymen? Rae says it wasn’t a fluke Scotland got past Israel and Serbia on penalties and compared it to a “Germanic level of efficiency” from the spot. Burley looks ahead to Euro 2020 itself and "showcase games" against England and Croatia.
#ESPNFC
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Derek Rae RETURNS!!
We've got FIFA 21 commentator Derek Rae back on the podcast and this time, it's a little bit different.
We talk all things FIFA 21 and we ...
Derek Rae RETURNS!!
We've got FIFA 21 commentator Derek Rae back on the podcast and this time, it's a little bit different.
We talk all things FIFA 21 and we get a lesson in pronunciation from a man that divides opinion with his saying of names.
Be sure to stick around as he goes through the likes of Bruno Fernandes, Toni Kroos and Antoine Griezmann and explains just how each of their names are truly pronounced
Socials:
Twitter: @aclearandobvpod
Instagram: @aclearandobviouspodcast
Facebook: A Clear and Obvious Podcast
Enquiries: [email protected]
We're on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts!
Derek Rae RETURNS!!
We've got FIFA 21 commentator Derek Rae back on the podcast and this time, it's a little bit different.
We talk all things FIFA 21 and we get a lesson in pronunciation from a man that divides opinion with his saying of names.
Be sure to stick around as he goes through the likes of Bruno Fernandes, Toni Kroos and Antoine Griezmann and explains just how each of their names are truly pronounced
Socials:
Twitter: @aclearandobvpod
Instagram: @aclearandobviouspodcast
Facebook: A Clear and Obvious Podcast
Enquiries: [email protected]
We're on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts!
ESPN Soccer Commentator, Derek Rae, breaks down his top 5 things to look out for this upcoming Bundesliga season.
❗️Subscribe to the Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl-ZFUoG_IQqcsuggXB5UWg
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Scotland reached its first major tournament since 1998 with a penalty-shootout win vs. Serbia, so who better than our resident Scotsmen Craig Burley and Derek Rae to reflect on a historic night for their countrymen? Rae says it wasn’t a fluke Scotland got past Israel and Serbia on penalties and compared it to a “Germanic level of efficiency” from the spot. Burley looks ahead to Euro 2020 itself and "showcase games" against England and Croatia.
#ESPNFC
✔ Subscribe to ESPN+: http://espnplus.com/soccer/youtube
✔ Subscribe to ESPN FC on YouTube: http://bit.ly/SUBSCRIBEtoESPNFC
Derek Rae RETURNS!!
We've got FIFA 21 commentator Derek Rae back on the podcast and this time, it's a little bit different.
We talk all things FIFA 21 and we get a lesson in pronunciation from a man that divides opinion with his saying of names.
Be sure to stick around as he goes through the likes of Bruno Fernandes, Toni Kroos and Antoine Griezmann and explains just how each of their names are truly pronounced
Socials:
Twitter: @aclearandobvpod
Instagram: @aclearandobviouspodcast
Facebook: A Clear and Obvious Podcast
Enquiries: [email protected]
We're on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts!
Rae grew up in Aberdeen, Scotland. During his youth he attended football matches with a tape recorder to work on his commentary. At the age of 15 he began his professional broadcasting career calling games for a radio station that broadcast to local hospitals. In 1986, BBC Radio Scotland announcer David Francey suffered a knee injury and Rae, a 19-year-old student at the University of Aberdeen who had sent the BBC a copy of his radio work, substituted for him on the call of a Scottish Premier Division game between Kilmarnock F.C. and Dumbarton F.C.. The network was impressed and hired Rae to call the Rous Cup match between rivalsEngland and Scotland the following week. The BBC then hired him as its Scotland football correspondent, a job he held for five years. Rae was the 1987 British Sports Broadcaster of the Year.
Career
Rae moved to the United States in anticipation of the 1994 FIFA World Cup. FIFA hired him as a press officer and he oversaw the World Cup games that were held at Foxboro Stadium. Rae met his wife Beth Powers while working on World Cup preparations and the two would later settle in Beverly, Massachusetts.