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The languagecaster team will explain a football phrase or cliche for learners of English who love the sport. Click on the link below to hear the word or phrase, while you can also read the transcript below that. You can also find many more examples by going to our football cliches here and our huge football glossary here.
Listen Here To step up their interest.mp3
Today’s English for football expression comes from the world of transfers and is the phrase ‘ to step up. Generally, this phrase means to improve or to increase and can collocate with such words as pressure – to step up the pressure – or interest – to step up interest in someone. In football this phrase is often used during the transfer window when one team wishes to sign a new player – they step up their interest in the player. A similar phrase is to step up their bid, which means that the club are on the verge of making an offer for a player. So for example, this week Chelsea stepped up their interest in Tottenham player Luka Modric. To step up their interest.
