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

Mikel Arteta, Arsenal coach
  • 23 May 2023

Kroenke urged to give Arteta £200m Arsenal transfer warchest

Metinho
  • 23 May 2023

Who is Metinho? The young Brazilian likened to Pogba and poised for Man City move

Florian Wirtz
  • 7 Jun 2021

Euro Under-21 Top Five Players of the Tournament, featuring Boadu and Wirtz

Wilfried Zaha
  • 23 May 2023

Arsenal told to sign star who is 'exactly what they need' by Petit

Raiola’s Monte Carlo meeting to discuss Ronaldo-Pogba swap and Donnarumma
  • 7 Jun 2021

Donnarumma remains an 'absolute professional', claims Milan director Gazidis

New Liverpool star Ibrahima Konate: ‘Sergio Ramos is my idol’
  • 23 May 2023

Liverpool star praises Konate signing despite likely drop down the pecking order at Anfield

How much is Neymar’s new PSG deal worth?
  • 23 May 2023

Neymar never wanted to return to Barcelona, claims PSG president

Ancelotti: I don’t have the players at Everton to play the way I want
  • 23 May 2023

Ancelotti left Everton because they were 'miles away' from the top four

Who are the highest-paid athletes in the world? Conor McGregor tops rich list ahead of Messi and Ronaldo
  • 23 May 2023

Five milestones Messi can reach with new Barcelona deal

Leonardo Bonucci
  • 23 May 2023

Could Leonardo Bonucci cut it in the Premier League at the age of 34?

Clement Lenglet
  • 5 Jun 2021

Lenglet puts Barcelona exit rumours to rest: 'I'm not leaving'

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Manchester United, 2020/21
  • 23 May 2023

Man Utd need to spend to catch Man City - Solskjaer

Paul Pogba has been important to Man Utd as an attacking force this season
  • 23 May 2023

Solskjaer pleads with Man Utd to retain Pogba: 'we need the best players'

Ruben Dias
  • 23 May 2023

Mourinho is right - Ruben Dias is the best defender in the world

Xavi at Al Sadd
  • 5 Jun 2021

Xavi reveals he rejected Barcelona return TWICE as Koeman set to stay

Gareth Bale responds to Wrexham transfer links
  • 4 Jun 2021

Bale confirms he will talk to Ancelotti about Real Madrid future

ECA declare Super League opposition as Agnelli goes AWOL
  • 4 Jun 2021

Juventus, Real Madrid and Barcelona want 'complete' football reform - Agnelli

Man Utd right to not let Donny van de Beek leave on loan
  • 23 May 2023

Liverpool urged to sign Man Utd misfit Donny van de Beek

Real Madrid wouldn’t let me build a new squad, claims Zinedine Zidane
  • 4 Jun 2021

Zidane slammed by former Madrid coach: 'He should have shown Perez more respect'

Ancelotti provides major update on the Real Madrid futures of Ramos and Bale
  • 4 Jun 2021

No more Mr Nice guy! Ancelotti cuts holidays at Madrid