Martin Macdonald

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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.

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Premier League

Kevin De Bruyne: Player Rating and Performance v Watford

The Belgian was in supreme form in midfield for Pep Guardiola's side, who heaped more misery on the Hornets

  • 5 years
Serie A

Cristiano Ronaldo: Player Rating and Performance v Lazio

The Portuguese superstar broke two goalscoring records on Monday as Juventus narrowly defeated their championship rivals

  • 5 years
Ligue 1

Saint-Etienne sign wonderkid Adil Aouchiche from PSG

The 18-year-old has struggled to find opportunities within the first-team at the Ligue 1 champions

  • 5 years
La Liga

What do Barcelona legends think of the current state of the club?

The Catalan giants remain in a moment of crisis and influential ex-players have made their feelings clear

  • 5 years
La Liga

Santi Cazorla leaves Villarreal for Al-Sadd

The 35-year-old played his last game for the Spanish side on Sunday as they defeated Eibar 4-0

  • 5 years
Ballon d'Or

No Ballon d'Or award to be presented in 2020

The pandemic around the world has fractured footballing schedules in every major league

  • 5 years
La Liga

Lionel Messi claims fourth Pichichi award in a row

The Argentine has been La Liga's top goalscorer seven times in his career, with the latest award coming in the 2019/20 campaign

  • 5 years
Bundesliga

Confirmed: Dortmund sign Bellingham from Birmingham City

The English youngster becomes the most expensive 17-year-old in history after signing with the Bundesliga club

  • 5 years
La Liga

Lionel Messi: Player Rating and Performance v Alaves

In the last game of the season in the Spanish top flight, the Barcelona captain signed off with a double

  • 5 years
Premier League

Harry Kane: Player Rating and Performance v Leicester

The Tottenham talisman was at his best against the Foxes, scoring a superb double

  • 5 years
Champions League

Champions League & Europa League draws in full

The final stages of the competitions will take place in Lisbon and Cologne respectively

  • 5 years
MLS

Ayo Akinola - North America's next potential superstar

The 20-year-old has been the breakout performer so far in the MLS is Back Tournament, scoring a goal every 35 minutes

  • 5 years
Bundesliga

Andre Schurrle announces retirement from football at 29

The World Cup winner has called time on his career after cancelling his Dortmund contract

  • 5 years
Bundesliga

Bellingham travels to Germany for Dortmund medical

The Birmingham City wonderkid is poised to become the most expensive 17-year-old in history

  • 5 years
Premier League

Man City to compete with Barcelona for Lautaro Martinez

The Argentine has been strongly linked with a move to the Blaugrana, who now face competition from the Premier League

  • 5 years
Premier League

David Silva: Player Rating and Performance v Bournemouth

In what will likely be his penultimate Premier League match at the Etihad, the Spaniard once again played a starring role for City

  • 5 years
Serie A

Hakan Calhanoglu: Player Rating and Performance v Parma

Milan extended their unbeaten run to seven games, with the former Leverkusen forward earning a glowing review for his performance

  • 5 years
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

  • 5 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

  • 5 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

  • 5 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

  • 5 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?

  • 5 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

  • 5 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

  • 5 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

  • 5 years