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

Ronaldo back to Real Madrid? Zidane has his say…
  • 17 May 2021

Ronaldo back to Real Madrid? Zidane has his say…

Pochettino’s assistant Jesus Perez insists both will return to Tottenham in the future
  • 19 May 2021

Pochettino’s assistant Jesus Perez insists both will return to Tottenham in the future

Lukaku explains how Inter have taken his performances to ‘another level’ since Man Utd move
  • 19 May 2021

Lukaku explains how Inter have taken his performances to ‘another level’ since Man Utd move

Former Dortmund star explains why club can’t sell Haaland in the summer
  • 19 May 2021

Former Dortmund star explains why club can’t sell Haaland in the summer

Barcelona allegedly planning to replace Koeman with Nagelsmann
  • 19 May 2021

Barcelona allegedly planning to replace Koeman with Nagelsmann

Man City players on loan: How Harrison, Herrera and Co. are performing
  • 17 May 2021

Man City players on loan: How Harrison, Herrera and Co. are performing

Cavani tipped to leave Man Utd by former Old Trafford star
  • 19 May 2021

Cavani tipped to leave Man Utd by former Old Trafford star

Liverpool warned that Rodrigo de Paul will cost ‘a lot of money’
  • 19 May 2021

Liverpool warned that Rodrigo de Paul will cost ‘a lot of money’

Steven Gerrard urged to remain at Rangers if he wants Liverpool job in the future
  • 19 May 2021

Steven Gerrard urged to remain at Rangers if he wants Liverpool job in the future

  • 19 May 2021

Solskjaer assesses Diogo Dalot’s loan spell at Milan

Is €555m Messi worth financial turmoil? Why a divorce is best for Barcelona & Leo
  • 17 May 2021

Is €555m Messi worth financial turmoil? Why a divorce is best for Barcelona & Leo

Milan legend Baresi would like to see Rashford sign for the Rossoneri
  • 17 May 2021

Milan legend Baresi would like to see Rashford sign for the Rossoneri

‘Cristiano Ronaldo was the wrong signing for Juventus’
  • 19 May 2021

‘Cristiano Ronaldo was the wrong signing for Juventus’

Koeman: Barcelona have proved to Messi the future is bright
  • 17 May 2021

Koeman: Barcelona have proved to Messi the future is bright

Solskjaer insists Man Utd recruitment will remain the same despite director appointments
  • 17 May 2021

Solskjaer insists Man Utd recruitment will remain the same despite director appointments

‘Ruthless’ Ibrahimovic was tough to be around, says McTominay
  • 17 May 2021

‘Ruthless’ Ibrahimovic was tough to be around, says McTominay

Man Utd appoint new Football and Technical Directors
  • 19 May 2021

Man Utd appoint new Football and Technical Directors

Gerrard: Liverpool fans don’t want me to be their manager
  • 19 May 2021

Gerrard: Liverpool fans don’t want me to be their manager

Klopp: Nobody admires Julian Nagelsmann more than me
  • 17 May 2021

Klopp: Nobody admires Julian Nagelsmann more than me

Real Madrid players on loan: How Bale, Odegaard and Co. are performing
  • 19 May 2021

Real Madrid players on loan: How Bale, Odegaard and Co. are performing