Derek Rae
@raecomm.bsky.social
International ⚽️ commentator:
ESPN, Bundesliga world feed, #EAFC26 video game (since FIFA19 days) & many others worldwide.
Originally from Aberdeen in 🏴
Happiest working in Köln.
Posts in English & German.
Contact: [email protected]
ESPN, Bundesliga world feed, #EAFC26 video game (since FIFA19 days) & many others worldwide.
Originally from Aberdeen in 🏴
Happiest working in Köln.
Posts in English & German.
Contact: [email protected]
The Kicker Monday headline is “Born to be a boss.”
“Nico Schlotterbeck steps forward with BVB. We tell the exciting story of a loud leader.”
“Nico Schlotterbeck steps forward with BVB. We tell the exciting story of a loud leader.”
February 15, 2026 at 10:41 PM
The Kicker Monday headline is “Born to be a boss.”
“Nico Schlotterbeck steps forward with BVB. We tell the exciting story of a loud leader.”
“Nico Schlotterbeck steps forward with BVB. We tell the exciting story of a loud leader.”
My own view is Marco Rubio is just as dangerous & power hungry as the other fascists fronting the US regime.
Why would any democracy supporting person give this utter lunatic a standing ovation?
Aren’t these people supposed to have brains & thinking skills?
Why would any democracy supporting person give this utter lunatic a standing ovation?
Aren’t these people supposed to have brains & thinking skills?
February 15, 2026 at 5:38 PM
My own view is Marco Rubio is just as dangerous & power hungry as the other fascists fronting the US regime.
Why would any democracy supporting person give this utter lunatic a standing ovation?
Aren’t these people supposed to have brains & thinking skills?
Why would any democracy supporting person give this utter lunatic a standing ovation?
Aren’t these people supposed to have brains & thinking skills?
OK, Bochum didn’t score remarkably enough despite countless first half chances against Paderborn but do enjoy Uwe Rösler‘s high intensity Gegenpressing tactics & they fit Bochum. #BOCSCP 0:0.
February 15, 2026 at 3:44 PM
OK, Bochum didn’t score remarkably enough despite countless first half chances against Paderborn but do enjoy Uwe Rösler‘s high intensity Gegenpressing tactics & they fit Bochum. #BOCSCP 0:0.
Sunday action on the world feed with Bochum-Paderborn in the 2. Bundesliga.
Join me from 13:20 CET/12:20 UK/07:20 ET.
Oh and free in the UK on the Bundesliga YouTube channel .
Usual channels around the world.
Join me from 13:20 CET/12:20 UK/07:20 ET.
Oh and free in the UK on the Bundesliga YouTube channel .
Usual channels around the world.
February 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Sunday action on the world feed with Bochum-Paderborn in the 2. Bundesliga.
Join me from 13:20 CET/12:20 UK/07:20 ET.
Oh and free in the UK on the Bundesliga YouTube channel .
Usual channels around the world.
Join me from 13:20 CET/12:20 UK/07:20 ET.
Oh and free in the UK on the Bundesliga YouTube channel .
Usual channels around the world.
Das heutige SGE-Spiel stand im Gegenzug zu den meisten Spielen unter Toppmöller.
Box-Verteidigung viel besser und leidenschaftlicher und die Torchancen eiskalt ausgenutzt. Manchmal wirkt Fußball wie eine einfache Sportart.
Die Haltung war ganz stark und Spielkontrolle sichtbar auch gegen den Ball.
Box-Verteidigung viel besser und leidenschaftlicher und die Torchancen eiskalt ausgenutzt. Manchmal wirkt Fußball wie eine einfache Sportart.
Die Haltung war ganz stark und Spielkontrolle sichtbar auch gegen den Ball.
February 14, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Das heutige SGE-Spiel stand im Gegenzug zu den meisten Spielen unter Toppmöller.
Box-Verteidigung viel besser und leidenschaftlicher und die Torchancen eiskalt ausgenutzt. Manchmal wirkt Fußball wie eine einfache Sportart.
Die Haltung war ganz stark und Spielkontrolle sichtbar auch gegen den Ball.
Box-Verteidigung viel besser und leidenschaftlicher und die Torchancen eiskalt ausgenutzt. Manchmal wirkt Fußball wie eine einfache Sportart.
Die Haltung war ganz stark und Spielkontrolle sichtbar auch gegen den Ball.
Eintracht Frankfurt-Borussia Mönchengladbach, Saturday 15:20 CET/09:20 ET on the 🌍 feed.
- 6:4 to Eintracht when last they met
- Riera‘s home debut „im Herzen von Europa.“
- Gladbach buoyed by strong 1st half vs. B04 last week.
Glad of your company & also part of Goal Arena-Bundesligakonferenz.
- 6:4 to Eintracht when last they met
- Riera‘s home debut „im Herzen von Europa.“
- Gladbach buoyed by strong 1st half vs. B04 last week.
Glad of your company & also part of Goal Arena-Bundesligakonferenz.
February 13, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Eintracht Frankfurt-Borussia Mönchengladbach, Saturday 15:20 CET/09:20 ET on the 🌍 feed.
- 6:4 to Eintracht when last they met
- Riera‘s home debut „im Herzen von Europa.“
- Gladbach buoyed by strong 1st half vs. B04 last week.
Glad of your company & also part of Goal Arena-Bundesligakonferenz.
- 6:4 to Eintracht when last they met
- Riera‘s home debut „im Herzen von Europa.“
- Gladbach buoyed by strong 1st half vs. B04 last week.
Glad of your company & also part of Goal Arena-Bundesligakonferenz.
My ESPN German football column with the focus on Bayern and their treble quest.
www.espn.com/soccer/story...
www.espn.com/soccer/story...
Amid more Bundesliga success, Bayern's Pokal drought weighs heavily
Bayern Munich have their eyes on a treble of silverware, and know full well how important winning the DFB-Pokal for the first time since 2020 will be.
www.espn.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:19 PM
My ESPN German football column with the focus on Bayern and their treble quest.
www.espn.com/soccer/story...
www.espn.com/soccer/story...
While the USA regime is sending aggressive Trump sycophant political thugs to act as Ambassadors, contrast with the amiable Japanese 🇯🇵 Ambassador Hiroshi Suzuki on his travels around Scotland 🏴 embracing/enjoying Scottish culture.
Soft power in a nutshell & the USA is frittering it all away.
Soft power in a nutshell & the USA is frittering it all away.
February 13, 2026 at 12:34 PM
While the USA regime is sending aggressive Trump sycophant political thugs to act as Ambassadors, contrast with the amiable Japanese 🇯🇵 Ambassador Hiroshi Suzuki on his travels around Scotland 🏴 embracing/enjoying Scottish culture.
Soft power in a nutshell & the USA is frittering it all away.
Soft power in a nutshell & the USA is frittering it all away.
Have been a promoter of Oliver Burke. He has pace (officially among fastest in the Bundesliga) but also try to point out when his form is off. And it is off right now with Union.
But with Barnes turning down 🏴, who else offers that pace as a Plan B/C in a large squad?
But with Barnes turning down 🏴, who else offers that pace as a Plan B/C in a large squad?
February 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Have been a promoter of Oliver Burke. He has pace (officially among fastest in the Bundesliga) but also try to point out when his form is off. And it is off right now with Union.
But with Barnes turning down 🏴, who else offers that pace as a Plan B/C in a large squad?
But with Barnes turning down 🏴, who else offers that pace as a Plan B/C in a large squad?
Maybe ⚽️ coaches when asked a difficult question by a reporter about an abject performance will just start yelling incoherently….
“But…the DOW….is…..massive.“
“But…the DOW….is…..massive.“
February 12, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Maybe ⚽️ coaches when asked a difficult question by a reporter about an abject performance will just start yelling incoherently….
“But…the DOW….is…..massive.“
“But…the DOW….is…..massive.“
Weekend 🎙️ games are both for the world feed:
Saturday: Eintracht Frankfurt-Borussia Mönchengladbach (Bundesliga 15:30 CET/09:30 ET)
Sunday: Bochum-Paderborn
(2. Bundesliga 13:30 CET/12:30 UK/07:30 ET)
Usual takers. ESPN+ USA for both.
Bochum game on Bundesliga YouTube UK/Ire.
Saturday: Eintracht Frankfurt-Borussia Mönchengladbach (Bundesliga 15:30 CET/09:30 ET)
Sunday: Bochum-Paderborn
(2. Bundesliga 13:30 CET/12:30 UK/07:30 ET)
Usual takers. ESPN+ USA for both.
Bochum game on Bundesliga YouTube UK/Ire.
February 12, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Weekend 🎙️ games are both for the world feed:
Saturday: Eintracht Frankfurt-Borussia Mönchengladbach (Bundesliga 15:30 CET/09:30 ET)
Sunday: Bochum-Paderborn
(2. Bundesliga 13:30 CET/12:30 UK/07:30 ET)
Usual takers. ESPN+ USA for both.
Bochum game on Bundesliga YouTube UK/Ire.
Saturday: Eintracht Frankfurt-Borussia Mönchengladbach (Bundesliga 15:30 CET/09:30 ET)
Sunday: Bochum-Paderborn
(2. Bundesliga 13:30 CET/12:30 UK/07:30 ET)
Usual takers. ESPN+ USA for both.
Bochum game on Bundesliga YouTube UK/Ire.
Kicker goes with “Reaching for Gold.”
“2:0 against Leipzig. Bayern follows Leverkusen, Stuttgart and Freiburg into the semi finals of the DFB-Pokal.”
“2:0 against Leipzig. Bayern follows Leverkusen, Stuttgart and Freiburg into the semi finals of the DFB-Pokal.”
February 11, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Kicker goes with “Reaching for Gold.”
“2:0 against Leipzig. Bayern follows Leverkusen, Stuttgart and Freiburg into the semi finals of the DFB-Pokal.”
“2:0 against Leipzig. Bayern follows Leverkusen, Stuttgart and Freiburg into the semi finals of the DFB-Pokal.”
Leverkusen, the holders Stuttgart & Freiburg all through to the DFB-Pokal semis.
Now Bayern-Leipzig later to decide the 4th team in the line up.
Bayern haven’t made it to the last four since 2020, also the last time they lifted the Pott.
Live from 2:30 pm on ESPN+
Now Bayern-Leipzig later to decide the 4th team in the line up.
Bayern haven’t made it to the last four since 2020, also the last time they lifted the Pott.
Live from 2:30 pm on ESPN+
February 11, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Leverkusen, the holders Stuttgart & Freiburg all through to the DFB-Pokal semis.
Now Bayern-Leipzig later to decide the 4th team in the line up.
Bayern haven’t made it to the last four since 2020, also the last time they lifted the Pott.
Live from 2:30 pm on ESPN+
Now Bayern-Leipzig later to decide the 4th team in the line up.
Bayern haven’t made it to the last four since 2020, also the last time they lifted the Pott.
Live from 2:30 pm on ESPN+
Often accused of overhyping Fraser Hornby but Kicker piece here speaks of his transformation from journeyman to star in the 2. Bundesliga & attracting interest from Bundesliga clubs. His coach Florian Kohfeldt understands his strengths as a playmaking forward.
www.kicker.de/hornby-zu-we...
www.kicker.de/hornby-zu-we...
Hornby zu Wechselgerüchten: "Nichts, worauf ich wirklich achte"
Fraser Hornby gehört zu den besten Spielern des SV Darmstadt 98 - und das ist auch anderen Vereinen nicht verborgen geblieben. Doch über seine Zukunft will der ehemalige schottische U 21-Nationalspiel...
www.kicker.de
February 10, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Often accused of overhyping Fraser Hornby but Kicker piece here speaks of his transformation from journeyman to star in the 2. Bundesliga & attracting interest from Bundesliga clubs. His coach Florian Kohfeldt understands his strengths as a playmaking forward.
www.kicker.de/hornby-zu-we...
www.kicker.de/hornby-zu-we...
Next 🎙️ match is a big one again in Munich on Wednesday, assuming it goes ahead. Strike action by the #Verdi union means public transport will be limited.
Bayern-Leipzig, DFB-Pokal quarter final on ESPN+ for US viewers from 2:30pm ET on Wed.
Stewart Robson with me for co-comms.
Bayern-Leipzig, DFB-Pokal quarter final on ESPN+ for US viewers from 2:30pm ET on Wed.
Stewart Robson with me for co-comms.
February 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Next 🎙️ match is a big one again in Munich on Wednesday, assuming it goes ahead. Strike action by the #Verdi union means public transport will be limited.
Bayern-Leipzig, DFB-Pokal quarter final on ESPN+ for US viewers from 2:30pm ET on Wed.
Stewart Robson with me for co-comms.
Bayern-Leipzig, DFB-Pokal quarter final on ESPN+ for US viewers from 2:30pm ET on Wed.
Stewart Robson with me for co-comms.
Really hope UK voters (especially younger ones who seem to have an attitude of it can’t get any worse) understand that it actually can & it will if you vote in the far right.
Just look across the Atlantic for what happens next. Having English accents doesn’t mean it’s a kinder, gentler fascism.
Just look across the Atlantic for what happens next. Having English accents doesn’t mean it’s a kinder, gentler fascism.
February 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Really hope UK voters (especially younger ones who seem to have an attitude of it can’t get any worse) understand that it actually can & it will if you vote in the far right.
Just look across the Atlantic for what happens next. Having English accents doesn’t mean it’s a kinder, gentler fascism.
Just look across the Atlantic for what happens next. Having English accents doesn’t mean it’s a kinder, gentler fascism.
The Kicker cover focuses on Bremen and has the headline “Descending.”
“A lot of work for new coach Thioune. 11 games without a win. 16th place. CEO Fritz is regarded as the face of the crisis.”
“A lot of work for new coach Thioune. 11 games without a win. 16th place. CEO Fritz is regarded as the face of the crisis.”
February 8, 2026 at 11:42 PM
The Kicker cover focuses on Bremen and has the headline “Descending.”
“A lot of work for new coach Thioune. 11 games without a win. 16th place. CEO Fritz is regarded as the face of the crisis.”
“A lot of work for new coach Thioune. 11 games without a win. 16th place. CEO Fritz is regarded as the face of the crisis.”
On Bayern-Hoffenheim duty later.
The unknowns for TSG:
- Burger suspended. How to replace him?
- Lemperle ankle knock v Union. Is he ready after limited training?
- Magen-Darm (stomach/gastro) virus has hit the club this week.
- Off pitch chaos
5 successive wins to start calendar year though.
The unknowns for TSG:
- Burger suspended. How to replace him?
- Lemperle ankle knock v Union. Is he ready after limited training?
- Magen-Darm (stomach/gastro) virus has hit the club this week.
- Off pitch chaos
5 successive wins to start calendar year though.
February 8, 2026 at 1:29 PM
On Bayern-Hoffenheim duty later.
The unknowns for TSG:
- Burger suspended. How to replace him?
- Lemperle ankle knock v Union. Is he ready after limited training?
- Magen-Darm (stomach/gastro) virus has hit the club this week.
- Off pitch chaos
5 successive wins to start calendar year though.
The unknowns for TSG:
- Burger suspended. How to replace him?
- Lemperle ankle knock v Union. Is he ready after limited training?
- Magen-Darm (stomach/gastro) virus has hit the club this week.
- Off pitch chaos
5 successive wins to start calendar year though.
If anyone involved on the organising side of any MLS fans‘ group follows & wants to talk to a Scottish journalist colleague writing a piece ahead of the World Cup, could you drop me a reply?
February 8, 2026 at 1:04 PM
If anyone involved on the organising side of any MLS fans‘ group follows & wants to talk to a Scottish journalist colleague writing a piece ahead of the World Cup, could you drop me a reply?
1st plays 3rd on Sunday. Big one at the Allianz Arena.
Coverage details for viewers in the USA below.
Coverage details for viewers in the USA below.
February 8, 2026 at 1:04 AM
1st plays 3rd on Sunday. Big one at the Allianz Arena.
Coverage details for viewers in the USA below.
Coverage details for viewers in the USA below.
Darmstadt are top of the 2. Bundesliga for the first time since September and another superb performance from Fraser Hornby tonight.
The way he‘s going he’ll be back in the Bundesliga next season either with Darmstadt or someone else.
Scotland 🏴 national team watching?
The way he‘s going he’ll be back in the Bundesliga next season either with Darmstadt or someone else.
Scotland 🏴 national team watching?
February 7, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Darmstadt are top of the 2. Bundesliga for the first time since September and another superb performance from Fraser Hornby tonight.
The way he‘s going he’ll be back in the Bundesliga next season either with Darmstadt or someone else.
Scotland 🏴 national team watching?
The way he‘s going he’ll be back in the Bundesliga next season either with Darmstadt or someone else.
Scotland 🏴 national team watching?
With the Aberdeen-Motherwell Cup tie off, invitation to join @SteffenFreund & me for Gladbach-Leverkusen on the Bundesliga world feed & picked up by Sky Sports Football at 17:20 UK time today.
Usual channels around the world including ESPN+ & DAZN Canada.
#BMGB04
Usual channels around the world including ESPN+ & DAZN Canada.
#BMGB04
February 7, 2026 at 2:48 PM
With the Aberdeen-Motherwell Cup tie off, invitation to join @SteffenFreund & me for Gladbach-Leverkusen on the Bundesliga world feed & picked up by Sky Sports Football at 17:20 UK time today.
Usual channels around the world including ESPN+ & DAZN Canada.
#BMGB04
Usual channels around the world including ESPN+ & DAZN Canada.
#BMGB04
In any serious country, today would be the end of Donald Trump. Untenable, out, finished.
February 7, 2026 at 12:40 AM
In any serious country, today would be the end of Donald Trump. Untenable, out, finished.
Fürth-Magdeburg relegation crunch if you’re looking for early Fri evening football.
2. Bundesliga coverage kicking off at 18:20 German time.
17:20 UK (Bundesliga YouTube channel)
12:20 ET in USA on ESPN+
And many other takers worldwide.
Join me. Flying solo at the🎙️
2. Bundesliga coverage kicking off at 18:20 German time.
17:20 UK (Bundesliga YouTube channel)
12:20 ET in USA on ESPN+
And many other takers worldwide.
Join me. Flying solo at the🎙️
February 6, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Fürth-Magdeburg relegation crunch if you’re looking for early Fri evening football.
2. Bundesliga coverage kicking off at 18:20 German time.
17:20 UK (Bundesliga YouTube channel)
12:20 ET in USA on ESPN+
And many other takers worldwide.
Join me. Flying solo at the🎙️
2. Bundesliga coverage kicking off at 18:20 German time.
17:20 UK (Bundesliga YouTube channel)
12:20 ET in USA on ESPN+
And many other takers worldwide.
Join me. Flying solo at the🎙️