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Darren Fletcher (broadcaster)

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Darren Fletcher (born 1975) is an English association football commentator for BT Sport on their coverage of the Premier League, FA Cup, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.

Career

BBC Radio Five Live

Fletcher began broadcasting back in 1993 with local radio stations in his home town Nottingham when he was just 18. He joined BBC Radio Five Live in 2004.[1] Whilst he was part of Five Live's main commentary team he commentated on 2 World Cups and 1 European Championship.[2] He also regularly appeared on the show 606, often alongside Robbie Savage. In 2010 he joined BBC Sport to be part of their coverage and also commentating on Match of the day. He was also part of the BBC team at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. He was the main commentator covering the Boxing Tournament alongside co-commentator Steve Bunce.[3]

BT Sport

In 2013 He left the BBC to join BT Sport to commentate on their new coverage of the Premier League.[4] In 2014 he presented the programme Fletch and Sav which was launched to rival Soccer AM.[5] The show ended in 2016 when BT Sport acquired the rights to 5:30pm games.[6] Fletcher would also become a part of the channels FA Cup, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League team when BT acquired those rights in 2015.[7] In 2016 he commentated on the UEFA Europa League final and the UEFA Champions League final.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Darren Fletcher". BT.com. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  2. ^ "Darren Fletcher". TV Newsroom. 2014-12-06. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  3. ^ "Darren Fletcher - James Grant Group". James Grant Group. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  4. ^ "BT Sport announces line-up of talent including ex-England striker Michael Owen as a co-commentator". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  5. ^ "Matchday Live with Fletch and Sav". BT.com. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  6. ^ Football, Mirror (2016-05-07). "Fans voice disbelief on twitter after Fletch and Sav is cancelled". mirror. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  7. ^ "Champions League: BT Sport wins £897m football rights deal". BBC Sport. 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
  8. ^ MorningAdvertiser.co.uk. "Full-time Fletch... on the Champions League final". MorningAdvertiser.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
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