Darren Fletcher (born 5 October 1972) is an English football commentator for TNT Sports on their coverage of the Premier League, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League and is a Nottingham Forest fan.
Fletcher began broadcasting in 1993 with local radio stations in his home town Nottingham when he was aged 20. He joined BBC Radio Five Live in 2004. [1] Whilst he was part of Five Live's main commentary team he commentated on two World Cups and a European Championship. [2] He also regularly appeared on the show 606 , often alongside Robbie Savage. In 2010 he joined BBC Sport to be part of their coverage and also commentating on Match of the Day . He was also part of the BBC team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. He was the main commentator covering the Boxing Tournament alongside co-commentator Steve Bunce. [3]
In 2013, he joined TNT Sports (formerly BT Sport) to commentate on their new coverage of the Premier League. [4] In 2014 he co-hosted the programme Fletch and Sav, alongside ex-footballer Robbie Savage, which was launched to rival Soccer AM . [5] The show ended in 2016 when BT Sport (now TNT Sports) acquired the rights to 5:30 pm games. [6] Fletcher also became part of the channel's FA Cup, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League team when BT acquired those rights in 2015. [7] Since 2016 he has commentated on the finals of the Europa League and the Champions League. [8]
Since 2014 Fletcher has anchored the Channel 4 coverage of the Red Bull Soapbox Derby.[ citation needed ]
In 2019, Fletcher and Josh Chetwynd commentated on the 2019 MLB London Series baseball games between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox.[ citation needed ]
In 2017, Fletcher became a director at Notts County F.C. in his home town of Nottingham, and worked closely with club owner Alan Hardy. He stepped down from the position in August 2018. [9]