Soccer ground hosting final getting louder and louder (9)
I believe the answer is:
crescendo
'louder and louder' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.
'soccer ground hosting final' is the wordplay.
'ground' is an anagram indicator ('grind' the letters into a new form).
'hosting' indicates putting letters inside (inserted letters are welcomed in or hosted).
'final' becomes 'end' (synonyms).
'soccer' is an anagram of 'cresco'.
'cresco' placed around 'end' is 'CRESCENDO'.
'getting' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for crescendo that I've seen before include "In music, a gradual increase in loudness" , "Gradual increase in sound" , "Gradual increase in loudness, musically" , "with score building" , "Intensify" .)