• Soccer talk since 1994!

    Soccer is a Kick in the Grass is North America's longest running soccer radio show, now in our 30th year!

     

    On each show, host Joe "Red Card" Sirianni, co-host and WYSL Sports Director Andrew Battisti and Michael Lewis of www.frontrowsoccer.com discuss the world of soccer, from Flower City Union, Flower City 1872 and the Rochester Lancers to MLS to the world's game and welcome both local and national guests to the airwaves.


    Click below to listen on Mondays or tune to our flagship station in Rochester, NY - WYSL 1040 AM/92.1 FM and 95.5 FM! The shows are also available on this site under Podcasts.

    Our Latest Show - 3/25/24

    Our special guest was the player/coach for the unbeaten Rochester Lancers, the East Division MASL2 champs, Jake Schindler, who spoke on the team winning their final 2 matches to finish 12-0, the team effort it took to beat Utica twice, GK Jakeb Mitchell not giving up a goal in 83 minutes of play and the team traveling to Wichita for the MASL2 playoff having to win 3 matches in 3 days to take home title.

     

    Front Row Soccer's Michael Lewis, the author of "Alive and Kicking, the Incredible but True Story of the Rochester Lancers" and "Still Alive and Kicking - The Story of the 21st Century Rochester Lancers" (go to rochesterlancersbook.com), talked about the US winning the CONCACAF Nations League 3-0 over Mexico and what that means for the team going forward, the draw for the Men's and Women's Olympic soccer teams, the funeral services for the former head man of the NPSL and current GM of Fiorentina in Serie A, Joe Barone, and the passing of amateur soccer hall of famer Howard Rubenstein.

     

    Joe and Andrew talked about the new signings for Flower City Union and 1872, the latest international friendly results and some new records set, plus the big club matches this coming weekend.

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    World Cup 2026 Schedule

    Download a PDF file of the schedule!

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    Available for all soccer fans!

    The long-awaited book on the history of the original Rochester Lancers from their inception in the 1960's to their final NASL season in 1980, written by the man who covered the Lancers from 1975-1980 for the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle newspaper, our Soccer is a Kick in the Grass' US Soccer Reporter, Front Row Soccer's Michael Lewis.

     

    Visit www.rochesterlancersbook.com to learn more or click below to purchase the book today!

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    Now available!

    The second book on the history of the Rochester Lancers, "Still Alive and Kicking - The story of the 21st Century Rochester Lancers", written by our Soccer is a Kick in the Grass' US Soccer Reporter, Front Row Soccer's Michael Lewis.

     

    Visit www.rochesterlancersbook.com to learn more or click below to purchase the book today!

    Flower City Union and Flower City 1872

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    Soccer is a Kick in the Grass

    For tickets. merch & more, visit www.flowercityunion.com

    A TO Z - 50 Years of Soccer in North America 1966-2016 by Dick Howard

    Our former international correspondent, Canadian Soccer and Rochester Lancers Wall of Famer Dick Howard, has done it all in the world's game, from playing in the NASL and on the Canadian National Team to teaching and coaching to radio and TV broadcasting to serving on the FIFA Technical Study Group. Dick has compiled a A-Z of his life in soccer, which you can download below (PDF).

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