Derek Rae, one of the most talented US-based soccer commentators, will call his last game for
ESPN US next week before he heads to the United Kingdom to work for ESPN UK.
Rae will be the ESPN UK's main commentator for the Scottish Premier League, where ESPN UK will
air 30 SPL games from the 2010-11 season, beginning on August 15 for Europa League qualifiers
Motherwell against Hibernian.
BBC Scotland wrote last night that the Burnley striker Steve Fletcher is engaged in talks with
Wolves about a transfer. That implies that Burnley and Wolves has agreed on a fee. It appears that
the rumours about the prolific Scot striker being wanted by Wolves are true, then. BBC would of
course not write like [.
By Ollie Irish
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Celtic new signing Efrain Juarez poses for the media following a press conference at Celtic
Park, Glasgow.
Juarez, a midfielder who can also play at full-back (or vice versa Celtic will probably use him
foremost at the back), could play a part in Wednesday's Champions League qualifier against Braga in
Portugal, having received his work permit a few days ago.
We're up to the fourth of our five episodes of the 1985 BBC Scotland documentary series, "Only a
Game? The Story of Scottish Football", this evening, and tonight's episode is on the subject of
"The Game" itself. This episode shines, possibly more than any other in the series on the strength
of its archive footage.
