Starting today, FOX Sports begins its role as America’s English-language broadcaster for the continuous coverage of UEFA EURO 2024 in Germany. The teams to keep an eye on include England, Italy, Spain, and Portugal. Four broadcast teams will be stationed in Germany to cover every UEFA EURO 2024 match live from the stadium, starting Friday, June 14, until Sunday, July 14.
Celebrated commentator Ian Darke teams up with U.S. Men’s National Team legend Landon Donovan as FOX Sports’ primary broadcast duo for UEFA EURO 2024. Darke became a favorite among American soccer enthusiasts when he narrated Donovan’s dramatic last-minute goal against Algeria in 2010. Seasoned broadcaster Derek Rae will make his FOX Sports match analyst debut alongside ex-England goalkeeper Robert Green, while former England defender Warren Barton will accompany renowned play-by-play announcer Jacqui Oatley. Completing the lineup, distinguished commentator Darren Fletcher joins forces with iconic England midfielder Owen Hargreaves for their first UEFA EURO 2024 commentary for FOX Sports.
UEFA EURO 2024 Broadcast Teams:
Play-by-Play / Match Analysts Ian Darke and Landon Donovan
Derek Rae and Robert Green
Jacqui Oatley and Warren Barton
Darren Fletcher and Owen Hargreaves
UEFA EURO 2024 Play-by-Play:
Ian Darke is back for his second significant international soccer tournament with FOX Sports, having called games at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. As one of soccer’s most distinguished voices, Darke won over American fans during the FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010™ with his commentary on Landon Donovan’s last-minute goal against Algeria, propelling the United States into the knockout rounds and sparking widespread jubilation. He presently works as a commentator for ESPN and TNT Sports in the UK.
Derek Rae is the lead commentator for ESPN’s Bundesliga coverage and is well-known globally as a fluent German speaker associated with the Bundesliga. He has been a mainstay on FOX Sports during the network’s broadcasts of major soccer events, including the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019™, and FIFA World Cup Russia 2018™. Rae has provided commentary for every men’s FIFA World Cup™ and UEFA EURO™ tournament on U.S. television since 2004.
Jacqui Oatley is back for her third major international soccer tournament with FOX Sports after making history in 2022 when she became the first woman to ever call a men’s FIFA World Cup™ match for a U.S. network. She brings a wealth of experience to the network after spending summer of 2019 in France calling FIFA World Cup™ matches for the host broadcaster’s world feed, and most recently with FOX Sports at FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™. Oatley currently serves as a commentator for the NWSL.
Darren Fletcher joins FOX Sports in his U.S. broadcast network debut this summer for UEFA EURO 2024™. He currently works for TNT Sports in the U.K. calling UEFA Champions League and Premier League matches and hosts the popular Friday Football Social show on BBC Radio.
UEFA EURO 2024 Match Analysts:
Landon Donovan returns to the broadcast booth as lead match analyst for UEFA EURO 2024™. He made his FIFA World Cup™ debut as a studio and match analyst with FOX Sports in 2022 after contributing to the network’s Copa América Centenario coverage in 2016. Donovan’s decorated career as an American soccer icon featured three FIFA World Cup™ appearances as a player for the U.S. and countless memorable goals. He retired from the game in 2018 tied with former teammate Clint Dempsey for the title of all-time leading scorer in USMNT history with 57 goals.
Robert Green, a former goalkeeper on the England National Team, joins FOX Sports in Germany this summer as a match analyst. Green was a member of England’s FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010™ squad, in addition to featuring for the Three Lions at UEFA EURO 2012™. He currently serves as a match analyst for Amazon and BBC Radio’s coverage of the Premier League, Channel 4’s coverage of the England National Team in the U.K. and CBS’ UEFA Champions League coverage.
Warren Barton, a former defender on the England National Team who rose to prominence while playing for Newcastle United (Premier League), is a seasoned FOX Sports analyst and commentator who called matches at FIFA World Cup Russia 2018™ and FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. In May 2012, he called the first-ever all-German UEFA Champions League Final, live from Wembley Stadium.
Owen Hargreaves, a former midfielder on the England National Team, makes his U.S. broadcast network debut this summer for UEFA EURO 2024™. Hargreaves was a key member of the England National Team at FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan 2002™, UEFA EURO 2004™, and FIFA World Cup Germany 2006™, while his club career featured legacy defining runs at Manchester United in the Premier League and Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga. He currently works for TNT Sports in the U.K. as a match analyst.
Friday, June 14
Group A, Munich: Germany v Scotland (2000)
June 15
Group A, Cologne: Hungary v Switzerland (1400)
Group B, Berlin: Spain v Croatia (1700)
Group B, Dortmund: Italy v Albania (2000)
June 16
Group D, Hamburg: Poland v Netherlands (1400)
Group C, Stuttgart: Slovenia v Denmark (1700)
Group C, Gelsenkirchen: Serbia v England (2000)
June 17
Group E, Munich: Romania v Ukraine (1400)
Group E, Frankfurt: Belgium v Slovakia (1700)
Group D, Dusseldorf: Austria v France (2000)
June 18
Group F, Dortmund: Turkey v Georgia (1700)
Group F, Leipzig: Portugal v Czechia (2000)
June 19
Group B, Hamburg: Croatia v Albania (1400)
Group A, Stuttgart: Germany v Hungary (1700)
Group A, Cologne: Scotland v Switzerland (2000)
June 20
Group C, Munich: Slovenia v Serbia (1400)
Group C, Frankfurt: Denmark v England (1700)
Group B, Gelsenkirchen: Spain v Italy (2000)
June 21
Group E, Dusseldorf: Slovakia v Ukraine (1400
Group D, Leipzig: Netherlands v France (2000)
June 22
Group F, Hamburg: Georgia v Czechia (1400)
Group F, Dortmund: Turkey v Portugal (1700)
Group E, Cologne: Belgium v Romania (2000)
June 23
Group A, Frankfurt: Switzerland v Germany (2000)
Group A, Stuttgart: Scotland v Hungary (2000)
June 24
Group B, Leipzig: Croatia v Italy (2000)
Group B, Dusseldorf: Albania v Spain (2000)
June 25
Group D, Berlin: Netherlands v Austria (1700)
Group D, Dortmund: France v Poland (1700)
Group C, Cologne: England v Slovenia (2000)
Group C, Munich: Denmark v Serbia (2000)
June 26
Group E. Frankfurt: Slovakia v Romania (1700)
Group E, Stuttgart: Ukraine v Belgium (1700)
Group F, Hamburg: Czechia v Turkey (2000)
Group F, Gelsenkirchen: Georgia v Portugal (2000)
June 29
Round of 16, Berlin: runner-up Group A v runner-up Group B (1700)
Round of 16, Dortmund: winner Group A v runner-up Group C (2000)
Round of 16, Gelsenkirchen: winner Group C v third place Group D/E/F (1700)
Round of 16, Cologne: runner-up Group B v third place Group A/D/E/F (2000)
July 1
Round of 16, Dusseldorf: runner-up Group D v runner-up Group E (1700)
Round of 16, Frankfurt: winner Group F v third place Group A/B/C (2000)
July 2
Round of 16, Munich: winner Group E v third place Group A/B/C/D (1700)
Round of 16, Leipzig: winner Group D v runner-up Group F (2000)
July 5
Quarter-final, Stuttgart: winner round-of-16 match 3 v winner round-of-16 match 1 (1700)
Quarter-final, Hamburg: winner round-of-16 match 5 v winner round-of-16 match 6 (2000)
July 6
Quarter-final, Dusseldorf: winner round-of-16 match 4 v winner round-of-16 match 2 (1700)
Quarter-final, Berlin: winner round-of-16 match 7 v winner round-of-16 match 8 (2000)
July 9
Semi-final, Munich: winner QF1 v winner QF2 (2000)
July 10
Semi-final Dortmund: winner QF3 v winner QF4 (2000)
July 14
Final, Berlin (2000)
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