Martin Macdonald

Martin Macdonald

Writer

Content writer covering football, formula 1 and movies

15+
Years of Experience
3,300+
Articles Written

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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, Barcelona, Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid, El Clasico
  • 16 Oct 2026
Want to be the next Messi or Ronaldo? This is is what young stars need to do...
Gianni Infantino, FIFA
  • 15 Oct 2026
Infantino apologises for World Cup selloff in 'no holds barred' FIFA session
Cristiano Ronaldo, Portugal, Al-Nassr, 2026/27
  • 15 Oct 2026
Ronaldo's sister suggests his international career is over
Marco Simone, Milan
  • 15 Oct 2026
Italian football legend laments the amount of foreigners in Serie A
Gareth Southgate, England
  • 15 Oct 2026
Southgate plays down prospect of club football return after two decades
Man City, Zohran Mamdani
  • 15 Oct 2026
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani aims dig at Man City over guilty verdict
Vinicius Junior, Real Madrid
  • 15 Oct 2026
Vinicius Jr's four-match ban is a blessing in disguise for Real Madrid
Alex Neil
  • 15 Oct 2026
Championship coach criticised by anti-racism charity after footballer abused
Tyler, the Creator, Olivia Rodrigo, Barcelona
  • 15 Oct 2026
Tyler, the Creator follows in Olivia Rodrigo's footsteps with El Clasico honour
Paul Pogba, Monaco, 2025/26
  • 14 Oct 2026
Free agents: The best players still available on a Bosman Transfer
77th minute
  • 14 Oct 2026
Seven-Seven scores in seventy-seventh minute
Folarin Balogun and Donald Trump
  • 14 Oct 2026
FIFA aim to avoid further Trump-World Cup controversy with new rule
Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney
  • 14 Oct 2026
Rooney criticises behaviour of former team-mate Ronaldo
Jose Mourinho, Real Madrid, 2025/26
  • 14 Oct 2026
Mourinho laments 'biggest corruption scandal in the history of world refereeing'
Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Sheikh Mansour, Man City
  • 14 Oct 2026
Timeline for Man City's guilty verdict punishment revealed
Alex Neil
  • 14 Oct 2026
Millwall boss complains about stoppage after player racially abused
Jamie Carragher, Lisandro Martinez, Man Utd
  • 14 Oct 2026
Carragher slams Lisandro Martinez for 'awful' Man Utd comments
Gianni Infantino, Russia, Ukraine
  • 13 Oct 2026
Infantino slammed for considering Russia return: 'What kind of values do these people have?'
Gianni Infantino, Donald Trump, Trump Tower
  • 13 Oct 2026
FIFA and Infantino paying Trump $4m for an empty office
Roman Abramovich, Chelsea
  • 13 Oct 2026
UK warned to release £2.5bn Abramovich money to Ukraine or risk 'catastophe'