Paul Macdonald

 
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Former Goal editor, FootballCritic and Football Transfers founder with over a decade of experience covering domestic and international football, with particular focus on Barcelona.

Articles written by Paul Macdonald

Comment

Ter Stegen admitted he knows nothing about football - if only some pundits would, too

The German's refreshing honesty should be shared among talking heads whose opinions are increasingly irrelevant

  • 3 years
Kits

How many kits do teams need? Greed is making iconic jerseys obsolete

Barcelona fourth offering is two too many and it's leading to a proliferation of items designed to rip off the die-hard fan

  • 3 years
Possession Value (PV)

Possession Value (PV) is the latest advanced metric, but what does it mean?

Opta's latest emerging data point attempts to value all players' positive or negative actions.

  • 3 years
Barcelona

Chaos at Barcelona as president Bartomeu faces vote of no confidence

The club has endured a torrid time both on and off the pitch over the past year, and time could be up for the current man at the helm

  • 3 years
Premier League

Rating the European transfer window - great, good and awful

Who performed well and who left it too late as the window closed on Monday for another three months?

  • 3 years
Transfers

Edinson Cavani: Season stats in 19/20 ahead of Man Utd move

The prolific Uruguayan is on the verge of a switch to Old Trafford but his 2019/20 was even more fractured than most

  • 3 years
Transfers

Barcelona's transfer window has been bizarre, and worrying

The Catalan giants reported a £95m loss on the same day the window closed without doing any more business

  • 3 years
Lionel Messi

Allowing Messi to stay has destroyed Barcelona's finances, says former advisor

The Argentine's transfer saga ultimately led to his retention at Camp Nou, but at what cost?

  • 3 years
Premier League

Mesut Ozil offers to pay salary of Arsenal mascot Gunnersaurus

The playmaker reacted to the sacking of the much-loved figure on Monday by making a gesture

  • 3 years
Transfers

Man Utd rejected Sancho after calculating cost at €250m

United negotiated for much of the summer but chose to walk away after deciding the overall package was too rich in this market

  • 3 years
Transfers

Raphinha: 19/20 stats in Ligue 1 for new Leeds signing

The flamboyant wide man has moved to the Premier League, but how do his numbers fare from last season?

  • 3 years
Finance

Barcelona announce huge £95m loss for 2019/20 season

The Catalan giants blamed covid for interrupting their commercial operations and leaving a significant hole in their budget

  • 3 years
Transfers

Memphis Depay could sign for Barcelona on Monday, say Lyon

The Dutchman has been linked with a move to Camp Nou for some time and there's still time for a deal to be done

  • 3 years
Player Ratings

Watkins and Grealish tear Reds apart: Aston Villa 7-2 Liverpool Player Ratings

The champions were absolutely destroyed in a superb play of attacking football that left Jurgen Klopp stunned

  • 3 years
Serie A

Official: Juventus v Napoli postponed as visitors do not attend fixture

Rino Gattuso's side have had an outbreak within the squad and have chosen not to fly north

  • 3 years
Premier League

Harry Maguire: Player Rating and Performance v Tottenham

The England international had one of his worst afternoons for United in their 6-1 thrashing from Spurs at Old Trafford

  • 3 years
Bundesliga

Erling Haaland: Player Rating and performance versus Freiburg

The sensational Norwegian is scoring at a tremendous rate and struck another two goals for Dortmund on Saturday

  • 3 years
Transfers

Eric Choupo-Moting set to sign for... Bayern Munich?!

The former PSG forward, currently available on a free, has been snapped up by the Bavarian giants as cover for Robert Lewandowski

  • 3 years
Predicted XI

Griezmann out? How Barcelona could line up against Sevilla

The Frenchman just isn't settling into the formation and Ronald Koeman may choose to make a change against title challengers

  • 3 years
Transfers

Barcelona losing battle to sign Eric Garcia before transfer deadline

The Blaugrana are keen to get a deal done with Manchester City but their low offers have made it virtually impossible to seal in time

  • 3 years
Predicted XI

Jota to earn a start? How Liverpool could line up versus Aston Villa

Villa are in-form at the moment and the Reds face another difficult game in what has been a tricky start to the season

  • 3 years
Premier League

Zidane: Houssem Aouar could one day play for Real Madrid

The French coach ruled out a late move in this window but admitted that he is an admirer and that a deal could happen in future

  • 3 years
La Liga

Ronald Koeman's Barcelona are... pretty good?!

It's only been two competitive games. But there is a formation, and a game plan, which is working. And that's a start

  • 3 years
Discipline

Neymar will not face suspension for racism allegation

The Brazilian and his Marseille counterpart, Alvaro Gonzalez, both faced unproven verdicts and will not be handed further punishment

  • 3 years
Transfers

Should Sergino Dest have picked Barcelona over Bayern?

The exciting young full-back has chosen a move to Spain but is it the right move for his career?

  • 3 years