Martin Macdonald

Martin Macdonald

Writer

Content writer covering football, formula 1 and movies

15+
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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

William Saliba, Billy MacKay
  • 14 Jan 2026

Why Chelsea vs Arsenal is worth less than Partick Thistle vs Inverness

Jose Mourinho has been sacked by Fenerbahce
  • 14 Jan 2026

'Florentino Perez's plan is to bring Mourinho back to Real Madrid'

Xabi Alonso, Real Madrid, 2025/26
  • 13 Jan 2026

Xabi Alonso sends farewell warning to Madrid after player power struggles

Dominik Szoboszlai, Liverpool, 2025/26
  • 13 Jan 2026

Dominik Szoboszlai accused of disrespect by Barnsley boss following FA Cup tie

Roy Keane, Man Utd
  • 13 Jan 2026

Why does every ex-Man Utd star want Roy Keane as manager?

Jürgen Klopp, Real Madrid
  • 13 Jan 2026

Jurgen Klopp immediately responds to Madrid job links after Xabi Alonso dismissal

Alain Orsoni
  • 13 Jan 2026

Former president of AC Ajaccio assassinated at mother's funeral

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone clashes with Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior in the Spanish Super Cup, 2026
  • 12 Jan 2026

Diego Simeone apologises to Vinicius Junior for touchline taunts in Madrid derby

Per Mertesacker, Ethan Nwaneri, Max Dowman
  • 12 Jan 2026

Mertesacker leaves Arsenal with glowing record of producing young stars - here's who he developed

World Cup Venues
  • 12 Jan 2026

New York the first World Cup host city in history to charge for fan event access

Brighton, Amex Stadium
  • 12 Jan 2026

Brighton bring in All Blacks chief for development and performance role

Jason Wilcox, Jim Ratcliffe, Ruben Amorim, Man Utd
  • 12 Jan 2026

Man Utd hit new low as 111-year-old record broken

Lionel Messi, Barcelona, Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid, El Clasico
  • 10 Jan 2026

Messi vs Ronaldo: Who is the king of El Clasico?

Rob McElhenney, Ryan Reynolds, Wrexham
  • 10 Jan 2026

Ryan Reynolds' strange pre-match routine explained as Wrexham knock Forest out the FA Cup

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Man Utd, 2025/26
  • 10 Jan 2026

Premier League legend warns Man Utd off 'really strange' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer return

Conor Bradley, Gabriel Martinelli
  • 9 Jan 2026

Martinelli evades punishment for 'absolutely disgraceful' actions towards injured Conor Bradley

Cristian Romero, Tottenham, 2024/25
  • 9 Jan 2026

Cristian Romero escapes fine and will not be stripped of Spurs captaincy after social media outburst

Henrik Larsson, Samuel Eto'o and Ronaldinho
  • 9 Jan 2026

Henrik Larsson names Celtic legend instead of Ronaldinho as the best player he's played with

Lionel Messi, MLS
  • 8 Jan 2026

Has soccer overtaken baseball as America's third-favourite sport?

Alexander Nouri, McDonald's
  • 8 Jan 2026

Hamburg to hamburgers: The former Bundesliga boss now a McDonald's manager