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

Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, World Cup
  • 6 Jun 2026

Messi's billionaire status confirmed: Ronaldo matched by Inter Miami star

It's Coming Home, Baddiel & Skinner
  • 6 Jun 2026

Premier League legend slams 'Three Lions' song: 'It's England's nemesis!'

Donald Trump, Gianni Infantino, World Cup draw
  • 6 Jun 2026

Travelling World Cup fans ‘vulnerable to serious harm’ in the USA, according to civil rights groups

FBI Director Kash Patel
  • 6 Jun 2026

FBI Director Kash Patel vows to hunt down those who make hoax terrorist threats at the World Cup

PFA Young Player of the Year
  • 5 Jun 2026

Dowman, Cherki, Kroupi and the wonderkids nominated for PFA Young Player of the Year

Enrique Riquelme, Florentino Perez, Real Madrid elections
  • 5 Jun 2026

Real Madrid presidential election: Why it's happening, who's running and what's been promised?

World Cup half-time show, Shakira
  • 5 Jun 2026

Who is performing at the World Cup final half-time show?

Jude Bellingham, World Cup heat
  • 4 Jun 2026

FIFA announces World Cup stadium rule change that has left fans furious

Ibrahima Konate, Liverpool, 2025/26
  • 4 Jun 2026

Konate opens up on depression following Jota's death

Gianni Infantino, FIFA
  • 4 Jun 2026

World Cup matches face threat that could delay them by hours

Breel Embolo, Switzerland
  • 3 Jun 2026

Why Switzerland's Breel Embolo has been denied entry to North America the World Cup

Donald Trump, Gianni Infantino, 2026 World Cup ticket
  • 4 Jun 2026

'It should have been easy' - Expert slams FIFA over World Cup ticketing fiasco

Tonda Eckert
  • 3 Jun 2026

Southampton boss Eckert apologises for Spygate but should he be sacked?

SoFi Stadium, 2026 World Cup
  • 3 Jun 2026

The most expensive nation to watch at the 2026 World Cup revealed - and it's not the USA

Offside graphic
  • 3 Jun 2026

FIFA to 3D scan every 2026 World Cup footballer to aid semi-automated offsides

Benjamin Nygren, Michel-Ange Balikwisha, Celtic signings
  • 2 Jun 2026

Nygren B, Balikwisha F: Rating every Celtic signing this season

Germany squad, Manuel Neuer, Kai Havertz
  • 2 Jun 2026

Neuer and Havertz in: How Germany will line up at the 2026 World Cup

Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni, Real Madrid
  • 2 Jun 2026

Tchouameni publicy comments on Valverde dressing room altercation: What really happened?

South Africa team
  • 2 Jun 2026

South Africa slam 'embarrassing and grossly unfair' visa issues as squad yet to travel for World Cup

USMNT water break, Mauricio Pochettino
  • 1 Jun 2026

Confusion over World Cup water breaks as USMNT uses the time for a laptop huddle