Martin Macdonald

 
Martin Macdonald • MartinMac1 Football Expert & Football Transfers Live Blog Editor
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Football Transfers Live Blog Editor with almost 10 years experience in producing up-to-the-minute live action around European football and beyond. Regular FootballCritic contributor.

Articles written by Martin Macdonald

2022 World Cup

Fifa confirms condensed Qatar 2022 World Cup schedule

The tournament will take place of November and December for its first ever winter edition

  • 3 years
Five Subs

IFAB confirm five substitutions will be allowed next season

Following the pandemic, the regulation was introduced to ease the fitness burden on players and it will remain

  • 3 years
La Liga

Real Madrid v Villarreal Preview: Los Blancos one win away from the title

Zinedine Zidane's charges are just three points away from wrestling the Liga championship away from Clasico rivals, Barcelona

  • 3 years
Champions League

Jurgen Klopp: City Champions League return not a good day for football

The German has stressed his thought that CAS overturning the decision to ban City from the tournament is not a good one

  • 3 years
Premier League

The race for the Champions League - Man Utd stumble

Man City's victory against CAS on Monday has meant we are back to a top four qualifying for the Champions League - but who will it be?

  • 3 years
Champions League

Pep Guardiola: Manchester City followed FFP rules

The Premier League side have had their two-year Champions League ban removed by CAS

  • 3 years
Premier League

Anthony Martial: Player Rating and Performance v Southampton

Man Utd may have faltered against the Saints, but they can still take heart from another excellent outing from their French forward

  • 3 years
Serie A

Alexis Sanchez: Player Rating and Performance v Torino

Inter moved back into second place in Serie A after defeating the Turin side, largely due to the efforts of the Chilean

  • 3 years
Europe

FC Zurich to field youth team after squad coronavirus outbreak

The Swiss outfit will field their U21 side against Basel due to members of the first-team being in quarantine

  • 3 years
Champions League

Manchester City's Champions League ban overturned by CAS

Pep Guardiola's side had been suspended from the competition for two years for allegedly breaching financial fair play rules

  • 3 years
Premier League

Dominic Solanke: Player Rating and Performance v Leicester

The 22-year-old finally scored his first league goal for Bournemouth against the Toffees...then doubled his tally minutes later

  • 3 years
Premier League

Ruben Neves: Player Rating and Performance v Everton

The Portuguese midfielder ran the show for Wolves at Molineux as they moved to within four points of the top four

  • 3 years
La Liga

Betis confirm Manuel Pellegrini as new head coach

The Chilean returns to La Liga for the first time since his tenure with Malaga where he guided them to the Champions League

  • 3 years
Premier League

Arsenal officially the 'dirtiest' team in the Premier League

The Gunners have the worst disciplinary record in the English top-flight, made worse after another red card this week against Leicester

  • 3 years
Premier League

Mohamed Salah: Player Rating and Performance v Brighton

Champions Liverpool grafted out a hard-fought win against Graham Potter's side, with the Egyptian playing a key role in the victory

  • 3 years
Premier League

David Silva: Player Rating and Performance v Newcastle

The 34-year-old turned in a midfield masterclass on Wednesday evening, as his Man City career winds down

  • 3 years
Premier League

Manchester United bottom of points earned per pounds spent table

The Red Devils are enjoying a recovery this season but in 2018/19 their value for money left much to be desired

  • 3 years
Bundesliga

Confirmed: RB Leipzig sign Hwang Hee-chan from Salzburg

The South Korean will join for the 2020/21 campaign, as Julian Nagelsmann bolsters his forward line after selling Timo Werner

  • 3 years
Premier League

Christian Pulisic: Player Rating and Performance v Crystal Palace

In an entertaining game at Selhurst Park, the American once again proved his worth to Chelsea

  • 3 years
Serie A

Zlatan Ibrahimovic: Player Rating and Performance v Juventus

The 38-year-old was on form for Milan as the Rossoneri came back from two goals down to win at San Siro

  • 3 years
Premier League

Havertz asks to leave Leverkusen amid Chelsea interest

The German wonderkid will likely command a fee of up to €98m should he leave the BayArena this summer

  • 3 years
La Liga

Griezmann given vote of confidence by Barcelona

The Frenchman has been told he is part of the Blaugrana's plans next season by club director Eric Abidal

  • 3 years
Ligue 1

Rennes pick up Everton target Martin Terrier from Lyon for €12m

The 23-year-old will move to the club who finished fourth in Ligue 1 to qualify for the Champions League

  • 3 years
Premier League

Man United's record this season before and after Bruno Fernandes

As well as performances clearly being easier on the eye, the facts and figures display a vast impact on the team by the Portuguese

  • 3 years
Best Players

Bruno Fernandes, Greenwood and the best performances from the weekend

The Portuguese star was once again in terrific form for the Red Devils, as was his young team-mate

  • 3 years