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Derek Rae (born 1967 <ref>[httpnternational]], lending his voice to Eredivisie and Campeonato Brasileiro Série A games. His role has expanded to calling more than 150 games a year for ESPN International and hosting a weekly studio-based soccer discussion show, ESPNsoccernet PressPass. ^[1] He also writes a column called "Rae's Say" for ESPNsoccernet.

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+'''Derek Rae''' (born [[1967]] <ref>[httpnternational]], lending his voice to [[Eredivisie]] and [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]] games. His role has expanded to calling more than 150 games a year for ESPN International and hosting a weekly studio-based soccer discussion show, ESPNsoccernet [[PressPass]]. <ref name=autogenerated1 /> He also writes a column called "Rae's Say" for ESPNsoccernet.
-'''Derek Rae''' (born [[1967]] <ref>[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BG&p_theme=bg&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADDC71C43A2EBE&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Boston.com Local Search - Boston Globe Archives<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> in [[Aberdeen, Scotland]] <ref>[http://proxy.espn.go.com/chat/chatESPN?event_id=21017 ESPN: Euro 2008 Chat with Derek Rae - SportsNation<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>) is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[football (soccer)|soccer]] announcer for [[ESPN]], working as a [[Commentator#Popular meaning|commentator]] ([[play-by-play]]) for its coverage of the [[UEFA Champions League]]. He is also the host of [[ESPNsoccernet]]'s ''[[PressPass]]''.
-Rae grew up in [[Aberdeen, Scotland]], attending matches with a tape recorder work on his commentary. He began his professional broadcasting career at age 15, calling games for a radio station that broadcast to local hospitals. He got his big break at the age of 19, when his broadcasting idol, [[David Francey]], suffered a knee injury and Rae filled in on the radio call of a [[Scottish Premier League]] game. Rae was then hired by [[BBC Scotland]] to call a match between [[England and Scotland football rivalry|rivals]] [[England national football team|England]] and [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]. The BBC liked what they heard and hired Rae as its Scotland soccer correspondent, a job he held for five years. Rae was the 1987 British Sports Broadcaster of the Year. <ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/articles/2005/06/23/great_scot_rae_on_top_of_world/ Great Scot: Rae on top of world - The Boston Globe<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
-Rae moved to the United States in anticipation of the [[1994 World Cup]]. He was a press officer with FIFA during the '94 World Cup, overseeing 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]]. <ref name=autogenerated1 />
-Rae called [[Major League Soccer]] games for the [[New England Revolution]] from 1996-1999 and again in 2001, for the [[Red Bull New York|Metrostars]] in 2000 and the [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] in 1996. However, with his extensive background in high-level international soccer, Rae proved a poor fit for MLS games. <ref name=autogenerated1 />
-Following the World Cup, Rae joined [[ESPN International]], lending his voice to [[Eredivisie]] and [[Campeonato Brasileiro Série A]] games. His role has expanded to calling more than 150 games a year for ESPN International and hosting a weekly studio-based soccer discussion show, ESPNsoccernet [[PressPass]]. <ref name=autogenerated1 /> He also writes a column called "Rae's Say" for ESPNsoccernet.
-Most of the games Rae broadcasts are done in ESPN's studios in [[Bristol, Connecticut]], using a foreign video feed, however Rae was in [[Istanbul]] on May 25 for the [[2005 UEFA Champions League Final]], which saw [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] rally from a 3-0 halftime deficit to stun favorite [[AC Milan]], 4-3, on penalty kicks. The game, which was aired on [[ESPN2]]. <ref name=autogenerated1 /> Ratings for the game in [[North America]] were the highest in Champions League history, until the 2006 Final outdid it.
-Rae is fluent in German and dabbles in several other languages. He is so particular about pronouncing a player's name correctly that he has been known to call consulates to confirm the pronouncation. <ref name=autogenerated1 />
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