Learning English Through Football Podcast: The Language of Football Transfers in 4 Easy Steps

The summer transfer window is upon us which, of course, means that clubs are allowed to buy and sell players for a fixed period of time. In this post (which originally appeared in 2009) we take a look at the language of football transfers. You can download the worksheet here and to help you understand there is also a vocabulary list containing the words in bold at the foot of this post as well as a Football Transfer Crossword to help you practise these words. You can read a transcript for this podcast below, while you can also check out our glossary of footballing phrases here and visit our site to access all our previous posts and podcasts. If you have any suggestions or questions then you can contact us at [email protected].

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Learning English Through Football Podcast: The Language of Football Transfers in 4 Easy Steps

DF: Hello everyone, this is Damian from the Languagecaster.com team - I hope you are all doing well. OK, as regular listeners will know we are taking a short break after posting football language podcasts every day during the Euro 2020 Tournament but here is an additional podcast from our archives on the language of transfers. This post first appeared in 2009 as a reading text so we have made a few changes and of course added some voices to it!

Introduction

The summer transfer window is upon us which, of course, means that clubs are allowed to buy and sell players for a fixed period of time. In this post we take a look at the language of football transfers. Now, we have lots of vocabulary support for this podcast and we also have a worksheet and a Football Transfer Crossword - just come along to our site here at languagecaster.com.



So, a transfer is when a footballer moves from one club to another and this can come about in two ways: either the club decides to sell the player or the player chooses to leave the club. Simple. Actually, nothing could be further from the truth. The whole process is a complete mess because:



* club managers attempt to buy the best players within their budgets

* players look for higher salaries and a better chance of winning trophies

* agents want to earn large fees from their clients

* fans are full of hope, or dread, at the prospect of buying someone new or selling one of their stars

* press speculation fuels the whole process.



So, here is a brief guide to the language of football transfers in four easy steps.



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1. Speculation

The transfer process usually begins in the media with rumours and gossip linking players (and managers) with different clubs. A player may be unhappy with the way they have been treated by their club and is angling for a move away, or if a bigger club is showing interest, the player is flattered and suggests it would be a dream move for them - though we all know that it just means more money. Of course, the player may not wish to move and instead vows to stay and commits their future to the team. Speculation is particularly rife, or common,