Paul Macdonald

Paul Macdonald

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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

Erik ten Hag, Xavi
  • 27 Feb 2023
'New Pep' or overrated? Why Xavi is at risk at Barcelona
Marcus Rashford, Erik ten Hag, Man Utd, 2022/23
  • 26 Feb 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
  • 24 Feb 2023
Barcelona allegedly paid referee over €6 MILLION as scandal deepens
Kylian Mbappe, PSG, 2022/23
  • 15 Feb 2023
VAR and referees aren't killing football, the rules are
Gakpo, Antony, Madueke
  • 23 Jan 2023
Antony, Gakpo, Madueke - how many Eredivisie signings were actually good?
Noni Madueke, PSV, 2022/23
  • 19 Jan 2023
Who is Noni Madueke? PSV's young Englishman that Chelsea want
Manchester City, Pep Guardiola, Erling Haaland
  • 19 Jan 2023
‘City? Really?’ - The biggest takeaways from Deloitte Money List
How the Super League could treble revenue of the breakaway clubs
  • 19 Jan 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
  • 19 Dec 2022
The month that ended Ronaldo’s career: Messi puts 'knife to Cristiano’s heart'
Lionel Messi, World Cup 2022
  • Confirmed
  • 18 Dec 2022
The debate is over - Lionel Messi is the GOAT
TV Rights 2
  • 29 Nov 2022
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
  • 18 Nov 2022
How to win the World Cup Golden Boot
Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi
  • 17 Nov 2022
If you think Ronaldo is better than Messi, it’s time to watch another sport
Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, 2022/23
  • 13 Nov 2022
The one thing Ronaldo fears Messi can take from him
Antonio Conte, Tottenham, 2022-23
  • 13 Nov 2022
Blame Antonio Conte if England flop at the World Cup
Antony spin, Ten Hag
  • 28 Oct 2022
Spin Doctor: Erik Ten Hag will be DELIGHTED at Antony's showboating
Premier League gfx
  • 28 Oct 2022
Are Premier League TV rights deals in trouble?

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