Paul Macdonald

Paul Macdonald

Brand Owner

Paul Macdonald is a writer, journalist, editor and co-founder of the FootballTransfers website.

Starting out covering La Liga for Goal.com in 2008, Paul watched Pep Guardiola's Barcelona side become the best team in the world, winning the treble in that season. Paul progressed through the ranks at Goal, becoming Deputy Editor on the International edition before becoming Head of Planning for the site.

This involved taking a team to the World Cup in Brazil in 2014, with the most digital journalists on the ground than any other publication.

Paul has also covered the Copa America in Chile as well as Euro 2016. In 2017 he established FootballTransfers, which is now one of the largest and fastest-growing websites dedicated to the football transfer market in the world.

Articles from Paul Macdonald

Summer Transfer Window 2026: The most expensive signings
  • 3 Sep 2026

Enough is enough - we need fair market value for players NOW

Premier League transfers, spending, done deals, Enzo Fernandez
  • 2 Sep 2026

The Premier League just provided the most senseless and stupid transfer window in history

Transfer market state of play
  • 31 Aug 2026

Transfer market state of play: Premier League flexes financial muscle again as Serie A spends big too

Julian Alvarez - Atletico Madrid, 26-27
  • 25 Aug 2026

Julian Alvarez’s attitude should be a red flag for Barcelona and Arsenal

Morgan Rogers, Chelsea
  • 19 Jul 2026

Morgan Rogers - can Chelsea do this?

Donald Trump Gianni Infantino FIFA World Cup 2026
  • 8 Jul 2026

Infantino’s Trump favour should be his last treasonous act against football

Champions League prize money
  • 28 May 2026

Champions League Prize Money 2025/26: How Clubs Reach €150m+ in TV Revenue

Champions League prize money
  • 27 May 2026

Champions League Prize Money 2025/26: How Clubs Reach €150m+ in TV Revenue

Aston Villa - Ajax, Conference League
  • 26 May 2026

Uefa Conference League Prize Money: Is this a competition worth winning?

Premier League losses
  • 26 May 2026

The unwritten advantage of the Premier League in the transfer market - the ability to fail

Chelsea, Sunderland, Enzo Fernandez, Wesley Fofana
  • 25 May 2026

Did Chelsea ‘tank’ against Sunderland?

Richarlison, Europa League trophy
  • 20 May 2026

Europa League Prize Money: A breakdown of what teams make from UEFA’s second competition

Florentino Perez, Real Madrid
  • 13 May 2026

Florentino Perez has lost the plot, and he’s taking Real Madrid with him

Kylian Mbappe, dictator
  • 28 Apr 2026

‘YOU HAVE BEEN MBAPPE’D!’ - Real Madrid are a mess, the new Galacticos are the cause

Gianni Infantino, FIFA
  • 8 Apr 2026

FIFA are now part of the global scam economy

Top 10 Transfers, Cruyff
  • 6 Apr 2026

Johan Cruyff moves to Barcelona and football is never the same again

Euro 2028, 2026 World Cup, UEFA, FIFA, tickets
  • 30 Mar 2026

FIFA’s shameful ticket pricing exposed by UEFA’s Euros commitment

World Cup rankings
  • 23 Mar 2026

Every World Cup - ranked

Paul Caligiuri, USA, USA, USA
  • 23 Mar 2026

A shot heard round the world, and a money-grabbing legacy - how USA 1994 might not have happened

50 Greatest World Cup goals
  • 23 Mar 2026

The 50 greatest World Cup goals of all time