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

Football Manager 26
  • 6 Nov 2025

Football Manager 26 is one of the worst-rated games ever on Steam platform

NYC Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani
  • 5 Nov 2025

Zohran Mamdani: Inside the New York mayor's love of soccer and what it means for World Cup 2026

Christian Eriksen, Wrexham
  • 5 Nov 2025

Why Christian Eriksen turned down a sensational move to Wrexham

Cristiano Ronaldo, Man Utd
  • 4 Nov 2025

Cristiano Ronaldo laments lack of structure at Man Utd: 'Ruben Amorim can't perform miracles'

Cristiano Ronaldo, Al-Nassr, 2025/26, golden boot
  • 4 Nov 2025

Cristiano Ronaldo to retire 'soon' and knows 'nothing' will replicate the joy of playing football

Steve Sidwell
  • 4 Nov 2025

Former Premier League star comes out of retirement to feature for Sunday League side

David Beckham, Inter Miami
  • 4 Nov 2025

Sir David Beckham officially receives knighthood from King Charles

Roman Abramovich, Chelsea
  • 4 Nov 2025

Roman Abramovich controversy: Ukraine war victims may receive less than half of £2.35bn Chelsea sale

Florian Wirtz, Liverpool, 2025/26
  • 4 Nov 2025

Florian Wirtz defended yet again, this time by former boss Xabi Alonso

Thomas Frank, Tottenham
  • 4 Nov 2025

Van de Ven and Spence apologise to Tottenham boss Thomas Frank after post-Chelsea game actions

Champions League
  • 3 Nov 2025

Which Champions League matches are taking place this week?

Kobbie Mainoo, Man Utd, 2025/26
  • 1 Nov 2025

Ruben Amorim explains Kobbie Mainoo's lack of minutes at Man Utd

Anfield, Liverpool
  • 1 Nov 2025

£15m former Liverpool star joins eighth-tier side Sittingbourne

Tactics
  • 31 Oct 2025

English manager confesses to using Chat GPT for tactics advice

Wayne Rooney, Man Utd
  • 31 Oct 2025

Wayne Rooney nearly signed for surprise Premier League club before Man Utd swooped in

Thomas Frank, Tottenham, Spurs
  • 31 Oct 2025

Carragher suggests Thomas Frank's style will need to evolve if he is to truly win over Spurs fans

Noni Madueke, Arsenal, 2025/26
  • 31 Oct 2025

Premier League Matchday 10: Every injured player ahead of this weekend's fixtures

Alfie Whiteman
  • 31 Oct 2025

Why a former Tottenham star retired at 26 to launch film career

Samuel Eto'o, Zlatan Ibrahimovic
  • 31 Oct 2025

Zlatan-Eto’o & the top 10 swap deals in football history

Andrei Mostovoy
  • 30 Oct 2025

Zenit footballer traumatised as abduction conspiracy uncovered in Russia