Martin Macdonald

Martin Macdonald

Writer

Content writer covering football, formula 1 and movies

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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

Who is Bryan Gil? The winger likened to Neymar and wanted by Barcelona and Real Madrid
  • 26 Jul 2021

Who is Bryan Gil? The new Tottenham winger likened to Neymar

La Liga Team of the Season, starring Messi and Oblak
  • 26 Jul 2021

Revealed: Barcelona’s CRIPPLING financial crisis that may stop Messi re-signing

Xherdan Shaqiri playing for Liverpool
  • 26 Jul 2021

Liverpool star confirms desire to move to Serie A

Zidane, Flick, Conte out, Mourinho in – 31 coaching changes already in Europe’s big five leagues
  • 26 Jul 2021

'Ambitious' Mourinho doesn't care if we play bad football, says Mkhitaryan

Clement Lenglet
  • 25 Jul 2021

Barcelona keen to offload €15m Lenglet to Jose Mourinho

Matheus Fernandes, Barcelona
  • 25 Jul 2021

Former Barcelona player DESTROYS club for alleged poor treatment

De Boer praises De Jong: ‘He’s played in every position except goalkeeper!’
  • 23 Jul 2021

Barcelona friendlies: Every pre season fixture this summer listed

From Dembele to Griezmann – how Barcelona blew £1bn in the transfer market
  • 23 Jul 2021

Three reasons why Barcelona want to sell Griezmann

Only Liverpool could tempt Gerrard away from Rangers, says King
  • 23 Jul 2021

Liverpool legend Gerrard insists he was never going to manage Everton

Georginio Wijnaldum, Liverpool, 2020/21
  • 23 Jul 2021

Wijnaldum: Why I rejected Barcelona to sign for PSG

The FIVE players who could replace Harry Kane at Tottenham
  • 23 Jul 2021

Manchester City set to SMASH transfer record to sign Kane

Has Smith Rowe altered Arsenal’s transfer plans?
  • 23 Jul 2021

Smith Rowe deal could kickstart Arsenal's transfer window

Pedri: Why I rejected Real Madrid
  • 22 Jul 2021

Please, Barcelona and Spain: save Pedri from burnout!

Gray: Leicester City made no effort to stop me joining Leverkusen
  • 22 Jul 2021

OFFICIAL: Everton sign Demarai Gray from Leverkusen

Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United
  • 22 Jul 2021

What Ronaldo has said about playing for Man City

How Real Madrid will line up with David Alaba
  • 22 Jul 2021

How Real Madrid will line up with David Alaba

Alex Collado scores for Barcelona against Gimnastic
  • 22 Jul 2021

Promising Barcelona talent threatens to leave

Koeman wants Barcelona changes: Our only signing was Dest!
  • 22 Jul 2021

Koeman's La Masia praise as Barca start pre-season without Messi:

Sir Alex Ferguson reveals why Manchester United didn’t sign Jordan Henderson
  • 21 Jul 2021

Why Liverpool captain Henderson could actually join PSG

Is Pogba on the way out at Man Utd?
  • 21 Jul 2021

Were Man Utd wrong to bring Paul Pogba back from Juventus?