Paul Macdonald

Paul Macdonald

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

Marcus Rashford, Erik ten Hag, Man Utd, 2022/23

23 May 2023

Manager of the year? Ten Hag's Man Utd miracle

Todd Boehly, Chelsea, 2022/23

26 Feb 2023

How NOT to run a football club, by Todd Boehly and Graham Potter

Joan Laporta, Barcelona, crisis

23 May 2023

Barcelona allegedly paid referee over €6 MILLION as scandal deepens

Kylian Mbappe, PSG, 2022/23

23 May 2023

VAR and referees aren't killing football, the rules are

Gakpo, Antony, Madueke

23 May 2023

Antony, Gakpo, Madueke - how many Eredivisie signings were actually good?

Noni Madueke, PSV, 2022/23

23 May 2023

Who is Noni Madueke? PSV's young Englishman that Chelsea want

Manchester City, Pep Guardiola, Erling Haaland

23 May 2023

‘City? Really?’ - The biggest takeaways from Deloitte Money List

How the Super League could treble revenue of the breakaway clubs

23 May 2023

Deloitte Money List shows The Super League should have been allowed to happen

Kai Havertz Chelsea 2022-23

10 Jan 2023

The question is - what is the point of Kai Havertz?

Todd Boehly, Chat GPT

5 Jan 2023

Is Todd Boehly using ChatGPT to make his transfer market decisions?

Lionel Messi, Argentinië, 2022

23 May 2023

The month that ended Ronaldo’s career: Messi puts 'knife to Cristiano’s heart'

Lionel Messi, World Cup 2022

Confirmed
23 May 2023

The debate is over - Lionel Messi is the GOAT

TV Rights 2

23 May 2023

World domination for Premier League as €10.4 BILLION TV rights deals blow La Liga and Serie A away

Messi and Ronaldo, Argentina and Portugal

23 May 2023

How to win the World Cup Golden Boot

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi

23 May 2023

If you think Ronaldo is better than Messi, it’s time to watch another sport

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, 2022/23

23 May 2023

The one thing Ronaldo fears Messi can take from him

Antonio Conte, Tottenham, 2022-23

23 May 2023

Blame Antonio Conte if England flop at the World Cup

Antony spin, Ten Hag

23 May 2023

Spin Doctor: Erik Ten Hag will be DELIGHTED at Antony's showboating

Premier League gfx

23 May 2023

Are Premier League TV rights deals in trouble?

Cristiano Ronaldo, Harvey Dent,

23 May 2023

Football doesn't need Two-Face Ronaldo anymore