Robin Bairner

Robin Bairner

Robin Bairner is an eminent digital football journalist who has been writing about the sport for major global publishers since 2006, specialising in Ligue 1 and Scottish football. He has been chief editor of the FootballTransfers global edition since its launch in 2020. Previously Bairner had been a key member of the editorial team which helped Goal.com become the world’s biggest football website. He covered multiple major competitions as a correspondent for Goal including the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, where he had the opportunity to work in Fortaleza. Among his highlights of the competition was Brazil’s quarter-final victory over Colombia.

Two years later, Robin was heavily involved at Euro 2016 as he reported on France’s run to the final, while at Russia 2018 he was Goal’s Ekaterinburg correspondent. These roles not only allowed him to develop a written profile, but also provided the opportunity to work on camera.

Writing about football has always been a passion and Robin has produced notable features on a freelance basis for highly creditable publications such as The Blizzard and When Saturday Comes.

On top of this, Bairner has published exclusive transfer news on several of the world game’s leading players, including Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi.

Articles from Robin Bairner

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Arsenal, 2021/22
  • 14 Jan 2022

Aubameyang suffers fresh setback due to heart problems

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba
  • 14 Jan 2022

The Rangnick quote that suggests Pogba is heading out of Man Utd

Memphis Depay celebrates scoring for Barcelona in La Liga
  • 14 Jan 2022

Barca to put Memphis on the market as Xavi makes incredible transfer U-turn

New Aston Villa signing Lucas Digne, Everton, 2021/22
  • 13 Jan 2022

Why Chelsea missed out on Lucas Digne

Declan Rice playing for West Ham in 2021/22
  • 13 Jan 2022

Rice given world-record price tag to fend off Chelsea and Man Utd

Who is Folarin Balogun? The Arsenal wonderkid with a bright future at the Emirates
  • 13 Jan 2022

Revealed: What ‘frustrated’ Balogun about Arsenal

Paulo Dybala, Juventus, 2021/22
  • 13 Jan 2022

Dybala fumes with Juve over contract retraction

Yusuf Demir, BArcelona, 2021/22
  • 13 Jan 2022

Official: Barcelona dump Demir after failed loan spell

Cristiano Ronaldo, Newcastle v Man Utd, 2021-22
  • 13 Jan 2022

Ronaldo makes it clear he's leaving if Man Utd remain a banter club

Dusan Vlahovic, Fiorentina, 2021/22
  • 13 Jan 2022

Arsenal hit major stumbling block in Vlahovic deal

Ferran Torres, Barcelona debut
  • 12 Jan 2022

Ferran Torres overshadowed on Barca debut by Benzema brilliance

Paul Pogba, Manchester United, Premier League, 2021/22
  • 12 Jan 2022

Why Pogba is heading for PSG

Renato Sanches, Lille, 2021/22
  • 12 Jan 2022

January's Most Wanted: Renato Sanches to Arsenal, Liverpool or Barcelona?

Yusuf Demir, BArcelona, 2021/22
  • 12 Jan 2022

Demir’s Barca humiliation continues with embarrassing demotion

Man Utd's Cristiano Ronaldo reacts against Atalanta
  • 12 Jan 2022

‘Man Utd a poisonous mess’ – Scholes wants big Old Trafford changes

Erling Haaland playing for Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga
  • 12 Jan 2022

What Dortmund are offering Haaland to fight off Barca, Madrid and Man Utd

Marcus Rashford, Man Utd, 2021/22
  • 12 Jan 2022

Mbappe and four more players who could replace Rashford at Man Utd

How Chelsea and Oscar hit the CSL jackpot with £60m transfer deal
  • 11 Jan 2022

How Chelsea and Oscar hit the CSL jackpot with £60m transfer deal

Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick
  • 10 Jan 2022

Man Utd edge Villa but cracks in squad show after feeble display

Steven Gerrard, Aston Villa, 2021/22
  • 10 Jan 2022

Man Utd star left Villa because of Gerrard's Liverpool links - agent