Paul Macdonald

Paul Macdonald

Paul Macdonald is a writer, journalist, editor and co-founder of the FootballTransfers website.

Starting out covering La Liga for Goal.com in 2008, Paul watched Pep Guardiola's Barcelona side become the best team in the world, winning the treble in that season. Paul progressed through the ranks at Goal, becoming Deputy Editor on the International edition before becoming Head of Planning for the site.

This involved taking a team to the World Cup in Brazil in 2014, with the most digital journalists on the ground than any other publication.

Paul has also covered the Copa America in Chile as well as Euro 2016. In 2017 he established FootballTransfers, which is now one of the largest and fastest-growing websites dedicated to the football transfer market in the world.

Articles from Paul Macdonald

Messi and Ronaldo, Argentina and Portugal

18 Nov 2022

How to win the World Cup Golden Boot

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi

17 Nov 2022

If you think Ronaldo is better than Messi, it’s time to watch another sport

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, 2022/23

13 Nov 2022

The one thing Ronaldo fears Messi can take from him

Antonio Conte, Tottenham, 2022-23

13 Nov 2022

Blame Antonio Conte if England flop at the World Cup

Antony spin, Ten Hag

28 Oct 2022

Spin Doctor: Erik Ten Hag will be DELIGHTED at Antony's showboating

Premier League gfx

28 Oct 2022

Are Premier League TV rights deals in trouble?

Cristiano Ronaldo, Harvey Dent,

21 Oct 2022

Football doesn't need Two-Face Ronaldo anymore

Premier League

19 Oct 2022

Super League relaunch is 'to avoid English club domination', claims dossier

Robert Lewandowski, Barcelona, 2022-23

12 Oct 2022

Have we just watched the DEATH of Barcelona?

Cristiano Ronaldo, Man Utd, 2022-23

2 Oct 2022

Ten Hag’s massive own goal as he admits Ronaldo has his own rules

Man Utd 2022-23

2 Oct 2022

All the money in the world can't fix Man Utd mess

Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Andreas Christensen

19 Sept 2022

Revealed: Barcelona's surprising strength behind their good form

How Man Utd blew €196m in one summer on flops Di Maria, Falcao & Rojo

17 Sept 2022

Premier League’s 20 worst transfers of all time

Thomas Tuchel, Chelsea, 2021/22

7 Sept 2022

Chelsea sacking Tuchel is one of football's all-time bad decisions

Erling Haaland, Man City, 2022-23

7 Sept 2022

Haaland's statistics are TERRIBLE - yet he's a generational striker

Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire in action for Man Utd.

31 Aug 2022

Revealed: What Ronaldo wanted Man Utd to do with Harry Maguire

Antony, Man Utd, 2022/23

30 Aug 2022

€100m for Antony? Man Utd have lost the plot

Antony and Memphis Depay

30 Aug 2022

Antony, watch out - don't become Memphis Depay

Robert Lewandowski celebrates a double for Barcelona against Valladolid

29 Aug 2022

Robert Lewandowski could be Barcelona's best signing since Luis Suarez

Arsenal legend Seaman urges club to sign Zaha

28 Aug 2022

Chelsea make last-ditch transfer bid for Wilfried Zaha