Martin Macdonald

Martin Macdonald

Writer

Content writer covering football, formula 1 and movies

15+
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2,284+
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About Martin Macdonald

Martin has been a passionate football fan since a young age. Initially interested in Scottish and English football, he eventually became a Spanish football expert while compiling match reports and doing live text commentaries on La Liga fixtures, particularly in the era of dominance from Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Like every football fan of a certain vintage, he has a soft spot for the glory days of Serie A, too.

In addition to his duties with FootballTransfers, Martin continues to write content for MovieMeter and has conducted cast interviews and attended press screenings of new releases, alongside his writing.

He also works in operations with RealTimes Network so contributes to the business across numerous platforms.

Area of Expertise

Over the course of his 15-year career, Martin developed an expansive skillset and has written thousands upon thousands of articles for a variety of media publishers. These range from interviews, to straight news stories, to features, to lists, to live text commentaries.

Experience in the field

Starting at GOAL and Perform Media before moving to RealTimes, Martin was formerly the Chief Editor of MovieMeter.com and has also written for FightFans, GPFans and MSN, in addition to FootballTransfers.

Editorial approach

While it may have been in the case historically that getting something out before anyone is the most important aspect of journalism, Martin believes in getting the facts right and researching to provide in-depth content to our readers.

Profile last updated: 20 April 2026

Articles from Martin Macdonald

Declan Rice, Arsenal, 2024/25
  • 13 Mar 2026

West Ham's 10 biggest sales of all time

James Milner, Brighton
  • 23 Feb 2026

James Milner and the players with the most appearances in Premier League history as record broken

Kenny Dalglish, Liverpool
  • 23 Feb 2026

From Celtic legend to King Kenny: The Dalglish deal that built a Liverpool dynasty

Alexis Sanchez, Arsenal
  • 22 Feb 2026

Arsenal's 10 biggest sales of all time

Harry Kane, Bayern, 2025/26
  • 21 Feb 2026

Barcelona presidential candidate vows to sign Harry Kane if elected

Cristiano Ronaldo, Donald Trump
  • 21 Feb 2026

Trump calls Ronaldo the GOAT and posts AI footage of them playing football in the Oval Office

Declan Rice, Nicolas Pepe, Arsenal
  • 2 Apr 2026

Arsenal's 25 most expensive transfers of all time

Paul Pogba, Antony, Man Utd
  • 2 Apr 2026

Man Utd’s 25 most expensive transfers of all time

Philippe Coutinho, Ousmane Dembele, Barcelona
  • 2 Apr 2026

Barcelona's 25 most expensive transfers of all time

Joaquin Pereyra
  • 31 Jan 2026

MLS club in transfer crisis due to immigration raids: 'People are scared'

Deloitte, World's richest clubs
  • 22 Jan 2026

World's richest clubs: Liverpool best in the Premier League as Man Utd suffer worst-ever result

Rob McElhenney, Ryan Reynolds, Wrexham
  • 22 Jan 2026

Wrexham to smash Championship transfer record with French wonderkid deal

Douglas Luiz, Juventus, 2025/26
  • 22 Jan 2026

Chelsea chase shock Douglas Luiz deal - Ornstein

Tomas Cvancara, Celtic
  • 21 Jan 2026

Who is Tomas Cvancara? The man burdened with ending Celtic's striker problem

Oliver Glasner, Man Utd
  • 21 Jan 2026

From FA Cup winners to a January crisis - what has happened to Crystal Palace?

Jose Mourinho has been sacked by Fenerbahce
  • 14 Jan 2026

'Florentino Perez's plan is to bring Mourinho back to Real Madrid'

Jude Bellingham, Real Madrid
  • 14 Jan 2026

Jude Bellingham reacts to Alonso sack rumours: What a load of s***!

Xabi Alonso, Real Madrid, 2025/26
  • 13 Jan 2026

Xabi Alonso sends farewell WARNING to Real Madrid after player power struggles

Jürgen Klopp, Real Madrid
  • 13 Jan 2026

Jurgen Klopp issues clear response to Real Madrid rumours

Neymar, Carlo Ancelotti, Brazil, World Cup
  • 7 Jan 2026

Neymar announces huge decision to aid World Cup dream