Fox Sports soccer broadcaster (and the voice of EA FC) Derek Rae

Episode 640 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Derek Rae, a long-time soccer broadcaster whose resume includes calling 12 men's World Cups since 1990 including this year for Fox Sports. Rae has also been the lead English commentator for the EA Sports FIFA and EA FC video game series since 2019. In this podcast, Rae discusses his match-calling for Fox at this year's World Cup and what the experience was like; the different venues he worked from such as Mexico City, Guadalajara. Toronto, L.A. and Houston; where his broadcast setup was located at stadiums; how he uses the World Feed as a broadcaster; whether hydration breaks change how he calls games; calling one of the games of the tournament — the Argentina-Egypt knockout game on July 7; what it's like calling a Leo Messi goal; his thoughts on VAR; the prospect of a 64-country tournament for the 2030 World Cup; how he gets correct pronunciations; his work calling Germany's Bundesliga games, and much more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more.