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

Oscar Emboaba, Shanghai Port, 2024
  • 17 Feb 2026
How Oscar's departure from Chelsea to the Chinese Super League threatened western dominance of the transfer market
1999 Scottish Cup final, Academy Award
  • 16 Feb 2026
Remember when Academy Award winner Robert Duvall acted as a pundit for the Scottish Cup final?
Gerard Deulofeu
  • 16 Feb 2026
Former Premier League star targets 'miracle' comeback after three years out with horror knee infection
Crossbar bar
  • 16 Feb 2026
First bar opens in the UK dedicated to showing women's sports
Dortmund balls check-up
  • 15 Feb 2026
Dortmund offer free 'balls' check-ups ahead of Mainz fixture to help battle testicular cancer
Cristiano Ronaldo, Al Nassr, 2025/26
  • 14 Feb 2026
£500,000-a-day Cristiano Ronaldo back for Al-Nassr after going on strike
Super Ballon d'Or, Ballon d'Or, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Zinedine Zidane
  • 14 Feb 2026
What is the Super Ballon d'Or and could it return?
Kenny Dalglish, Liverpool
  • 14 Feb 2026
From Celtic legend to King Kenny: The Dalglish deal that built a Liverpool dynasty
Rob McElhenney, Ryan Reynolds, Wrexham
  • 13 Feb 2026
Wrexham should copy Sunderland's blueprint for Premier League success
Diego Simeone, Atletico Madrid, 2025/26
  • 13 Feb 2026
He's at it again - Simeone involved in another superstar touchline spat after apologisng to Vini Jr
Thomas Tuchel, England
  • 12 Feb 2026
Why the Premier League could harm England's chances at the World Cup
Scottish Premiership
  • 12 Feb 2026
One of the best 2025/26 Scottish Premiership transfers happened today
Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid, Lionel Messi, Barcelona, El Clasico
  • 12 Feb 2026
Ronaldo tipped to team with Messi at Inter Miami
Patrick Vieira, Arsenal
  • 12 Feb 2026
How Patrick Vieira arriving at Arsenal helped Arsene Wenger change English football
Brian Brobbey, Sunderland, 2025/26
  • 11 Feb 2026
Old-school heading is back in the Premier League - and it is raising health concerns
United Strand
  • 11 Feb 2026
Rooney not a fan of The United Strand: 'He's doing my head in!'
Hill Dickinson Stadium, Everton
  • 11 Feb 2026
Disabled Everton fans considering giving up season tickets due to access issues
J League
  • 11 Feb 2026
Penalty shootouts instead of draws: Japan looking to start a football revolution
Michael Laudrup, Barcelona
  • 11 Feb 2026
How Michael Laudrup defied his hero Johan Cruyff to ditch Barcelona for Real Madrid
Richard Keys
  • 10 Feb 2026
Richard Keys responds as beIN Sports departure confirmed