Martin Macdonald

Martin Macdonald

Writer

Content writer covering football, formula 1 and movies

15+
Years of Experience
2,284+
Articles Written

Work Experience

-

Education

-

Location

-

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

‘Man Utd must move heaven and earth to sign Mbappe or Haaland’
  • 19 May 2021

‘Man Utd must move heaven and earth to sign Mbappe or Haaland’

Frimpong surprised at Leverkusen move from ‘no man’s land’ of Celtic
  • 19 May 2021

Frimpong surprised at Leverkusen move from ‘no man’s land’ of Celtic

Man Utd target Andre Silva jokes he’ll cost the Red Devils over £100m
  • 19 May 2021

Man Utd target Andre Silva jokes he’ll cost the Red Devils over £100m

Former Man City star urges club to sign Harry Kane over Erling Haaland
  • 19 May 2021

Former Man City star urges club to sign Harry Kane over Erling Haaland

Who will sign Celtic star Kristoffer Ajer this summer?
  • 19 May 2021

Who will sign Celtic star Kristoffer Ajer this summer?

Hodgson: Crystal Palace stars must earn new contracts
  • 19 May 2021

Hodgson: Crystal Palace stars must earn new contracts

Milan want Chelsea’s Tomori on a permanent basis, but not for current asking price
  • 12 Aug 2021

Milan want Chelsea’s Tomori on a permanent basis, but not for current asking price

Which player has been described at the ‘Kylian Mbappe of left-backs?’
  • 11 Aug 2021

Which player has been described at the ‘Kylian Mbappe of left-backs?’

Barcelona’s Koeman: I accept the coach is to blame for poor results
  • 17 May 2021

Barcelona’s Koeman: I accept the coach is to blame for poor results

Ancelotti: I would like to stay at Everton for as long as possible
  • 19 May 2021

Ancelotti: I would like to stay at Everton for as long as possible

Minamino tipped to play a ‘major part’ at Liverpool next season
  • 17 May 2021

Minamino tipped to play a ‘major part’ at Liverpool next season

Do Aston Villa need Odsonne Edouard when they have Ollie Watkins?
  • 19 May 2021

Do Aston Villa need Odsonne Edouard when they have Ollie Watkins?

Coman, Dembele, and the PSG wonderkids who were allowed to leave
  • 19 May 2021

Coman, Dembele, and the PSG wonderkids who were allowed to leave

Young players need to stop leaving PSG – Leonardo
  • 19 May 2021

Young players need to stop leaving PSG – Leonardo

Douglas Costa eager to return to Italy after wretched period at Bayern
  • 19 May 2021

Douglas Costa eager to return to Italy after wretched period at Bayern

Barcelona wonderkid Pedri’s value increases more than any other player in the last year
  • 17 May 2021

Barcelona wonderkid Pedri’s value increases more than any other player in the last year

Who is the most valuable footballer in the world?
  • 19 May 2021

Who is the most valuable footballer in the world?

Messi will stay at Barcelona, says former Atletico coach Burgos
  • 11 Aug 2021

Messi will stay at Barcelona, says former Atletico coach Burgos

Who is Man Utd and Dortmund transfer target Nikola Milenkovic?
  • 19 May 2021

Who is Man Utd and Dortmund transfer target Nikola Milenkovic?

De Ligt reveals a major reason he decided to join Juventus instead of Man Utd
  • 19 May 2021

De Ligt reveals a major reason he decided to join Juventus instead of Man Utd