Martin Macdonald

Martin Macdonald

Martin Macdonald is an experienced digital journalist who has significant expertise in a number of different genres, including his work on FootballTransfers.

After initially working in financial services, Martin gained a qualification in advertising and public relations before joining the Real Times Network group. He has contributed to a number of different sites covering a range of topics, including

FootballTransfers, GPFans, FootballCritic, Goal.com, The Celtic Exchange and The Celtic Star.

Football presented a path to Martin into the journalism world, while his passion for movies meant any opportunity to land a role within film reporting would be grasped with both hands. It is this passion which helped him land the role as Editor-In-Chief of successful film rating brand MovieMeter.

MovieMeter began by becoming the largest, most complete movie archive in the Netherlands, and has now branched out successfully into English language and beyond. Not only is Martin in charge of MovieMeter on a daily basis, he is also a subscriber and partof the site’s community and fabric. You will regularly see him providing his own, personal movie ratings as well as engaging in conversations with others in the comments section.

In addition to writing for MovieMeter.com, Martin is a co-presenter of the movie podcast Ugly Pulp Odyssey. The podcast was originally born out of a lockdown need for creativity and entertainment, but he, along with his friends Barry and Ross, have recorded more than 50 episodes to date.

An odd name for a podcast, you say? It was born out of the trio’s three favourite movies; The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Pulp Fiction and 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Articles from Martin Macdonald

Premier League losses

Analysis
20 Jan 2026

Premier League sides have suffered £5 billion in losses since 1992 - which club is most in the red?

Antoine Semenyo

News
20 Jan 2026

How exotic fruits helped power Antoine Semenyo to Man City move

Lisandro Martinez, Man Utd, 2024/25

Nieuws
20 Jan 2026

Martinez told to 'f***ing grow up' by ex-Man Utd star following social media row

Lionel Messi, Argentina

Nieuws
20 Jan 2026

Newell's Old Boys still dream of Lionel Messi return

Brahim Diaz, Panenka

Nieuws
20 Jan 2026

Brahim Diaz failed to 'respect football' with failed Panenka in AFCON final

Marc Guehi, Man City

Nieuws
19 Jan 2026

Every word Marc Guehi said in Crystal Palace farewell video

Brahim Diaz, Panenka

Nieuws
19 Jan 2026

Brahim Diaz and the worst Panenka fails of all time

Morgan Rogers, Aston Villa, 2025/26

Nieuws
19 Jan 2026

The Premier League's in-form player hates xG: 'A whole load of nonsense!'

Senegal, AFCON final

Nieuws
19 Jan 2026

Senegal players to be punished after sensational AFCON final walk-off

Brahim Diaz, AFCON final

News
19 Jan 2026

Madness at AFCON - A timeline of the final between Morocco and Senegal

Mario Balotelli, Genoa, 2024/25

Nieuws
18 Jan 2026

Former €40m attacker set to join Serie D side with a little help from Mario Balotelli

AFCON

Nieuws
17 Jan 2026

How to watch the Africa Cup of Nations final in the UK and US

Scotland fan

Nieuws
17 Jan 2026

Scotland named worst 2026 World Cup national anthem as Spain tops the list

Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo

Analysis
17 Jan 2026

Ronaldo, Vidic and eight players who almost joined Liverpool

Gianni Infantino, FIFA

Nieuws
16 Jan 2026

FIFA president Gianni Infantino's salary has quadrupled in a decade

Lionel Messi celebrates scoring for Argentina against Venezuela, 2026 World Cup qualifying

News
15 Jan 2026

The outrageous cost of playing Lionel Messi and Argentina revealed

Donald Trump, Gianni Infantino

Nieuws
15 Jan 2026

Calls from UK politicians to exclude the United States from the 2026 World Cup

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Saudi Arabia

Nieuws
15 Jan 2026

Ronaldo, Messi and the 50 highest-paid athletes in the world in 2025

Donald Trump, Gianni Infantino, 2026 World Cup ticket

Nieuws
15 Jan 2026

FIFA received half a billion ticket request for 2026 World Cup during application window

Francesco Totti, Cska Moscow v Roma, 2014

Analysis
15 Jan 2026

Totti, Gerrard and eight players who almost joined Real Madrid