He has provided the English commentary for the FIFA/EA FC video game series alongside former Arsenal players Lee Dixon in 2020 and Stewart Robson, who also played for West Ham United since 2021.
[3] The station was impressed and hired Rae to commentate on the Rous Cup match between rivals England and Scotland the following week.
Rae met his wife Beth Powers while working on World Cup preparations and the two would later settle in Beverly, Massachusetts.
[5] Rae called Major League Soccer games for the New England Revolution from 1996 to 1999 and again in 2001, for the MetroStars in 2000 and the Los Angeles Galaxy in 1996.
[5] After the World Cup, Rae joined ESPN International, where he called Eredivisie and Campeonato Brasileiro Série A games.
[10][11] In August 2009, Rae began splitting his time between the States and Scotland after being hired as lead play-by-play commentator for Scottish Premier League matches on ESPN UK.
[12] In June 2010, he was in South Africa to commentate on 12 matches at the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals for ESPN USA partnered by Robbie Mustoe and Ally McCoist.
[13] In the summer of 2010 it was announced that Rae would be making the move back to the UK to continue commentating on a wider basis for ESPN's London-based channel.