North America's longest running soccer show
sponsored by Dr. David Olivo Family Dentistry
North America's longest running soccer show
sponsored by Dr. David Olivo Family Dentistry
Soccer talk since 1994!
Soccer is a Kick in the Grass is North America's longest running soccer radio show now in our 31st year on the air!
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 and Flower City 1872 to local high school and college soccer 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 the Voice of Liberty Stations - WYSL 1040 AM/92.1 FM and 95.5 FM in Rochester, NY and 1480 AM WLEA /106.9 and FM WCKR FM 92.1 in Hornell, NY! The shows are also available on this site under Podcasts.Our Latest Show - 3/3/25
We had 2 special guests:
- Our MASL correspondent, Greg Suttie, talked about the latest news and results from the league, the playoff picture and the key matchups coming this week.
- Rochester Lancers Wall of Famer and Roc City Boom defender Jake Schindler, who talked about how this season is different from his previous years in the MASL1 and coaching the MASL2 Lancers while playing last season, the team's 15-4 road win over Sahara Gunners and what the team will be doing to prepare for the final 2 games at Cleveland later in March.
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 USWNT losing to Japan in the She Believes Cup, the award winners named by US Soccer this past weekend and the latest results from MLS.
Andrew and Joe revealed the 2025 schedule for Flower City Union and previewed the 1st leg of the Round of 16 in the UEFA Champions League taking place this week.
World Cup 2026 Schedule
Download a PDF file of the schedule!
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!
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
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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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