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

Klopp: Liverpool’s injuries have been like walking with a broken leg
  • 19 May 2021

Klopp: Liverpool’s injuries have been like walking with a broken leg

Arteta under pressure – who could replace him as Arsenal manager?
  • 20 May 2021

Arteta under pressure – who could replace him as Arsenal manager?

Lautaro Martinez: I spoke to Messi about Barcelona transfer and turned down Real Madrid
  • 12 Aug 2021

Lautaro Martinez: I spoke to Messi about Barcelona transfer and turned down Real Madrid

Football Manager 2021 transfer budgets: Man Utd, Madrid, Bayern & Europe’s big clubs
  • 19 May 2021

Football Manager 2021 transfer budgets: Man Utd, Madrid, Bayern & Europe’s big clubs

Ter Stegen advises Haaland AGAINST Barcelona move this summer
  • 17 May 2021

Ter Stegen advises Haaland AGAINST Barcelona move this summer

Sir Alex Ferguson was almost replaced by legendary Italian as Man Utd boss in 2002
  • 19 May 2021

Sir Alex Ferguson was almost replaced by legendary Italian as Man Utd boss in 2002

How Liverpool could line up next season with Ibrahima Konate
  • 19 May 2021

How Liverpool could line up next season with Ibrahima Konate

Barcelona identify three potential Sergio Busquets replacements
  • 19 May 2021

Barcelona identify three potential Sergio Busquets replacements

How Juventus made the most of losing the best player in the world Zidane to Real Madrid
  • 19 May 2021

How Juventus made the most of losing the best player in the world Zidane to Real Madrid

Solskjaer on protests: You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to realise Man Utd have issues to deal with
  • 19 May 2021

Solskjaer on protests: You don’t need to be a rocket scientist to realise Man Utd have issues to deal with

Solskjaer hoping to convince Cavani to stay with promise of Man Utd fan adoration
  • 19 May 2021

Solskjaer hoping to convince Cavani to stay with promise of Man Utd fan adoration

Arteta: Arsenal players must ignore takeover speculation in Europa League showdown
  • 19 May 2021

Arteta: Arsenal players must ignore takeover speculation in Europa League showdown

Mourinho given warning by Capello over Roma job: ‘Rome burns everyone’
  • 19 May 2021

Mourinho given warning by Capello over Roma job: ‘Rome burns everyone’

Former Inter supremo Moratti urges club to sign N’Golo Kante from Chelsea
  • 19 May 2021

Former Inter supremo Moratti urges club to sign N’Golo Kante from Chelsea

Aguero’s former team-mate believes the Man City star will join Barcelona
  • 19 May 2021

Aguero’s former team-mate believes the Man City star will join Barcelona

Jose Mourinho appointed new head coach of Roma
  • 19 May 2021

Jose Mourinho appointed new head coach of Roma

Shevchenko dreams of one day coaching AC Milan
  • 19 May 2021

Shevchenko dreams of one day coaching AC Milan

Roma confirm Paulo Fonseca will leave at the end of the season
  • 17 May 2021

Roma confirm Paulo Fonseca will leave at the end of the season

Is Cristiano Ronaldo planning a return to Sporting CP?
  • 7 Jun 2021

Is Cristiano Ronaldo planning a return to Sporting CP?

Pogba names Real Madrid star as one of the two best players he has faced in his career
  • 17 May 2021

Pogba names Real Madrid star as one of the two best players he has faced in his career