This was our year end show and we had 3 guests:

1. Flower City Union's Managing Director & Chief Commercial Officer, Mark Washo, who spoke about winning the NISA title, the plans for next season and how this title rates when compared to his other successes over 25 years in pro soccer.
2. Flower City Union head coach Jordan Sullivan, who talked about his feelings on winning the NISA title from the 6th playoff spot, how it felt to say farewell to the players after the season and what he took away from this year
3. Rochester Lancers MASL2 indoor coach Jake Schindler, who previewed the upcoming season, talked about the players coming back and the new teams the Lancers will face this season.

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), eviewed the year in US Soccer and we welcomed back to the show our International Correspondent Emeritus, Dick Howard, who discussed the year in Canadian and world soccer.

Our special guest was Rochester Lancers, Rochester Rhinos and Baltimore Blast Hall of Famer, Pat Ercoli, who spoke on MLS' decision to send their reserve teams to play in the 2024 US Open Cup. Pat talked about how important the US Open Cup was to the Rhinos becoming one of the most well known franchises in US Soccer and the ramifications of MLS not being in the Cup.

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), also gave his thoughts and comments about MLS withdrawing from the US Open Cup and the potential reasons why this happened, plus Michael reviewed the MLS Cup Final he attended that saw host Columbus beat LAFC 2-1 and discussed the 2025 Club World Cup that will take place in the US in the summer.

Joe and Andrew talked about the draw for the UEFA Champions League and Europa League knockout stages and the big matches upcoming this weekend in Europe.  

Our special guest was the foremost authority on indoor soccer in North América, Greg Suttie from "Suttie on Soccer" on YouTube! Greg talked about the changes in the MASL from last season to this one, which teams are the ones to watch, the latest on MASL2 and the Rochester Lancers, who start their season in January, and the big news from the TST 7v7 soccer tournament that 8 women's team will compete in their own 2024 tournament for $1 million!

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), previewed the MLS Cup Final that he will be attending for Soccer is a Kick in the Grass between the Columbus Crew and defending champions LAFC and the 4 new members of the US Soccer Hall of Fame Class of 2024, Tim Howard, Francisco Marcos, Josh McKinney and Tisha Venturini-Hoch.

Joe and Andrew talked about the NISA season ending awards, which did not include anyone from the NISA champions Flower City Union, and the draw for Euro 2024.

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 Men losing at Trinidad and Tobago 2-1 and the red card for dissent suffered by Sergino Dest that triggered the loss, the US moving on despite the loss to the CONCACAF Nations league semifinals and Copa America and the MLS Final 4 with FC Cincinnati hosting the Columbus Crew and defending champs LAFC hosting Houston Dynamo.

Joe and Andrew talked about Flower City's NISA championship and whether or not NISA will be back as a D3 league in 2024. Andrew also gave today's scores from Europe, highlighted the big matches this week in the Champions League and domestic leagues and previewed the EURO 2024 draw taking place on Saturday at 12 noon ET. 

We had 2 special guests:

1. The owner of the 2023 NISA champion Flower City Union, Jimmy Paola, who spoke on his thoughts and reaction to the team winning the title after finishing last in 2022, the number of supporters from Rochester who made the trip to Michigan for the final and what this victory means for Rochester.
2. The Man of the Match in Flower City Union's 1-0 championship win over Michigan, goal scorer Matt Bolduc, who talked about how the team traversed through the 3 road playoff wins over higher seeded opponents, the championship match itself and how the winning goal was scored and what the win means for the players and organization..

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 Flower City Union winning NISA, the US Men's National Team facing Trinidad and Tobago in the CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinals and NY/NJ Gotham winning the NWSL title.

Andrew reviewed the local Division 3 college soccer tournament results and congratulated the local high schools that won NY State soccer titles.

Our special guest was the Man of the Match in Flower City Union's win on PK's vs. Chattanooga in the NISA semi-finals, GK Mike Mejia, who talked about the match, the strategy the team employed, how he prepared for the PK's and the final on Saturday against the defending champs Michigan.

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 Emma Hayes, the head coach of Chelsea Ladies, like becoming the new head coach of the US Women's National Team, Saturday's NWSL final between NY/NJ Gotham and OL Reign and the ongoing MLS playoffs, including the NY Red Bulls being eliminated.

Joe and Andrew talked about the latest results in Serie A, the English Premiership and the FA Cup, previewed the week's matches in the UEFA Champions League and listed the local collegiate teams who made the NCAA Division 3 soccer playoffs and the schedule of their initial matches.

We had 2 special guests: 

1. Flower City Union midfielder and scorer of the playoff winning goal against the LA Force, Josue Cartagena, who talked about the team's first ever playoff win, scoring the game winning goal and celebrating with his family and Sunday's semi-final against NISA league champion Chattanooga.
2. Our former international correspondent, "Mr. Zero" Dick Howard talked about all-time international goal scorer Christine Sinclair retiring from international soccer, Forge FC winning the Canadian Premier championship over Calvary, John Herdman taking over at Toronto FC and Lionel Messi winning his 8th Ballon D'Or for top male player.

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), gave his thoughts on the first rounds of the MLS playoffs and the change in format to best of 3, plus the US Women being shut out of the Top 10 for the female Ballon D'Or.

Andrew and Joe discussed Flower City Union's playoff win and the important collegiate soccer matches happening in Rochester this week.

We had 2 special guests:

1. Rochester Lancers Wall of Famer, the former coach of the US Men's National Team and the current assistant coach of Maccabi Tel Aviv, Rochester's Dave Sarachan, who told his story of escaping from Israel during the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack
     
2. The head coach of Flower City Union, Jordan Sullivan, who spoke on Union making the playoffs for the first time, facing the LA Force in California on Sunday in the quarterfinals and the state of the team as they prepare for this historic match.

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), spoke on the passing of Rochester Lancers' Director of Stadium Operations, John Mazzola, the release of the new book about Pele's time in the NASL and the dramatic 1-0 win by the NY Red Bulls that qualified them for the MLS playoffs for the 14th straight season.

Our special guest was Flower City Union assistant coach and Rochester Lancers Wall of Famer Nelson Cupello, who spoke on the end of the Union regular season with a win over Savannah and a loss to champion Chattanooga, the wait the team has to see if they will make the playoffs and what they will do this week and how he felt returning to coaching from retirement.

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 Men's National Team's loss to Germany and Tuesday's match with Ghana as the team prepares for the CONCACAF Nations League and qualifying for the 2024 Copa America in the US.

Joe and Andrew talked about Rochester native and former US Men's coach Dave Sarachan, who was coaching Maccabi Tel Aviv until the terror attack in Israel on October 7. David was able to return home safely, but he experienced the attack first hand.

Joe and Andrew also talked about the Belgium/Sweden Euro 2024 qualifier being abandoned at halftime due to another terror attack in Brussels. England hosting Italy on Tuesday and the steps being taken to keep everyone safe there and the weekend's important club matches.

We had 2 special guests:

1) The goal scoring hero of Flower City Union's 1-1 draw with Albion San Diego, Logan Lee, who spoke on the draw on Saturday, the upcoming home matches against Savannah and Chattanooga this week and his background in soccer.

2) One of the board members of Rochester's Italian American Sport Club, Enzo Scollo, who talked about the club's 75th anniversary this weekend, how the club started professional soccer in Rochester and what the IASC means to the Rochester Italian and overall community.

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), spoke on the US Men's National Team's upcoming friendly with Germany, the players to watch for both teams and what the match means, despite it only being an exhibition.

Andrew reported on international soccer, including the wild Milan/Genoa match, the latest from the Premiership and this week's international matches and Euro 2024 qualifiers.

We had 2 special guests:

1) The owner of the MASL2 Rochester Lancers and Inter Miami season ticket holder "Soccer Sam" Fantauzzo, who gave his thoughts on the upcoming Lancers indoor season and the impact Leonel Messi has had on Inter Miami and MLS overall.

2) Flower City Union's Stephen Elias, who had a hat trick in the team's 3-1 victory at Gold Star Detroit. He talked about the win and the strategy not having the team's top 2 strikers available, the postponed match with Savannah due to COVID and this Saturday's critical home match against Albion San Diego.

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), spoke on the two young teenagers who played their first US professional matches over the weekend, the NY Red Bulls and NYCFC fighting for playoff berths, FC Cincinnati winning the Supporter's Shield and expansion St. Louis City SC clinching the MLS Western Conference.

Joe and Andrew reported on the IASC Boom losing in the US Open Cup, the surprising results from the European leagues this weekend and matchday 2 of the UEFA Champions League this week.

Our special guest was Flower City Union assistant coach and Rochester Lancers Wall of Famer Nelson Cupello, who spoke on the team's tough 3-2 loss to Michigan on Saturday, the road match on Wednesday morning in Detroit and Saturday's home match against Savannah on Rochester Soccer History night.

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 NYCFC and the NY Red Bulls posting important wins last week to pull into playoff contention and whether Lionel Messi will play in Wednesday's US Open Cup final between Inter Miami and Houston.

Joe and Andrew also talked about the changes and location of the MASL2 playoffs this coming year and the big local collegiate soccer matches coming up in Rochester this week.

Front Row Soccer's Michael Lewis, the author of "Alive and Kicking, the Incredible but True Story of the Rochester Lancers" (go to rochesterlancersbook.com), and the newly released 2nd book "Still Alive and Kicking - The Story of the 21st Century Rochester Lancers, talked about the move of US Soccer HQ from Chicago to Atlanta, the derby matches between Atlanta & Miami, NYCFC & the Red Bulls and LAFC vs the Galaxy, plus the final matches for Julie Ertz and Megan Rapinoe this week with the US Women.

Joe and Andrew previewed the UEFA Champions League group stage, talked about the critical upcoming matches for Flower City Union this Saturday in Auburn against Michigan and next Saturday in Rochester vs Savannah on Rochester Soccer History night and discussed the latest from local college soccer with a number of key matches happening this week.

Our special guest was the purveyor of "Suttie on Soccer", Greg Suttie, who spoke on the indoor game including the US/Mexico Women's and Men's doubleheader on Sunday, the new season in MASL with players moving teams, the new teams in MASL2 and the stability of the league's franchises.

Front Row Soccer's Michael Lewis, the author of "Alive and Kicking, the Incredible but True Story of the Rochester Lancers" (go to rochesterlancersbook.com), and the newly released 2nd book "Still Alive and Kicking - The Story of the 21st Century Rochester Lancers, talked about the US Men's win over Uzbekistan and Tuesday's match with Oman, Bruce Arena resigning from the NE Revolution, Bob Bradley being hired by his old team in Norway to coach and the US Soccer Hall of Fame passing over 3 former Rochester Lancers on the builders and veteran's ballot for 2024.

Joe and Andrew gave the international report, including Paul Pogba being suspended due to drug use, Spain soccer President Luis Rubiales resigning, the latest results in Euro 2024 and World Cup 2026 qualifying and Saturday's big matches in Serie A.

Joe and Andrew also reported on Flower City Union being awarded a 3-0 forfeit win over Club de Lyon by NISA and the team's next 2 home matches on 9/23 in Auburn against Michigan and 9/30 in Rochester vs Savannah on Rochester soccer history night.

Our special guest was our former international correspondent, "Mr. Zero" Dick Howard, who wrapped up coverage of the Women's World Cup, discussed the FIFA suspension of Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales for 90 days after his unsolicited kiss of Spain forward Jenni Hermoso at the World Cup trophy presentation and reported on the breaking news of Toronto FC hiring Canadian Men's National team manager John Herdman as their new head coach.

Front Row Soccer's Michael Lewis, the author of "Alive and Kicking, the Incredible but True Story of the Rochester Lancers" (go to rochesterlancersbook.com), and the newly released 2nd book "Still Alive and Kicking - The Story of the 21st Century Rochester Lancers, talked about Christian Pulisic's great start with his new club, AC Milan, Leonel Messi's incredible success with Inter Miami so far and the troubles of the New York Red Bulls and NYCFC, both outside the playoff picture.

Andrew gave the international report, including the latest from Serie A, the Premiership, UEFA Champions League qualifying and the European transfer window. Andrew also previewed this week for Flower City Union hosting the LA Force on Wednesday and traveling to Maryland to face the Bobcats on Saturday.

We had 2 special guests:

1. Flower City Union defender Noah Cavanaugh, who spoke on the team's important 3-2 road win over Gold Star Detroit on Saturday and the two big matches this week: home to Club de Lyon on Wednesday and at 1st place Chattanooga on Saturday.
2. Our former international correspondent, "Mr. Zero" Dick Howard reviewed the quarterfinals of the FIFA Women's World Cup and previewed the semi-finals between Spain and Sweden on Tuesday and Australia and England on Wednesday.

Front Row Soccer's Michael Lewis, the author of "Alive and Kicking, the Incredible but True Story of the Rochester Lancers" (go to rochesterlancersbook.com), and the newly released 2nd book "Still Alive and Kicking - The Story of the 21st Century Rochester Lancers, talked about what is next for the US Women's National team, Lionel Messi and Inter Miami facing Philadelphia Union in the Nations League Semi-Finals and Maxi Morales returning to NYCFC from Racing Club in Argentina.

Joe and Andrew talked about Italy manager Roberto Mancini resigning unexpectedly and his likely going to coach in Saudi Arabia and the latest from the transfer market, including Neymar's move to Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia for $90 million.

We had 2 special guests:

1. Flower City Union striker and game winning goal scorer, Malik Stewart, who spoke on the team's big 2-0 win over Maryland on Saturday and his winning goal, his background in soccer and how he developed his speed and quickness as part of his game and the big road match on Saturday at Detroit.
2. Our former international correspondent, "Mr. Zero" Dick Howard talked about the latest matches in the FIFA Women's World Cup, who is the new favorite with the US and Germany eliminated and the success of the smaller countries in the Cup.

Front Row Soccer's Michael Lewis, the author of "Alive and Kicking, the Incredible but True Story of the Rochester Lancers" (go to rochesterlancersbook.com), and the newly released 2nd book "Still Alive and Kicking - The Story of the 21st Century Rochester Lancers, gave his thoughts on the USWNT's crashing out of the World Cup after losing to Sweden on PK's in the round of 16, if coach Vlatko Andonovski will be sacked before the Olympics next year and the fallout from the US's early exit from a business and fan perspective.

We had 3 special guests:

1. Flower CityUnion midfielder Stephen Elias, who spoke on the NISA Northeast Independent Cup victory and scoring the tying goal, his background in soccer playing for NY Red Bull Academy and D1 for NC State, college soccer vs. academy soccer for becoming a pro and Saturday's home match against Maryland.
2. Our formerinternational correspondent, "Mr. Zero" Dick Howard talked about Canada being eliminated from the FIFA Women's World Cup, Haiti and Jamaica still in the hunt for the knockout stage, Japan being perfect through the group stage. Columbia's big upset over Germany and the Round of 16 matchups.
3. The Commissioner of the MASL2, Chris Economides, who exclusively revealed new teams joining the league this season (including in the Lancers' division), when the season will start and how many matches each team will play.

Front Row Soccer's Michael Lewis, the author of "Alive and Kicking, the Incredible but True Story of the Rochester Lancers" (go to rochesterlancersbook.com), and the newly released 2nd book "Still Alive and Kicking - The Story of the 21st Century Rochester Lancers, gave his thoughts on the USWNT's 1-1 draw with Holland and what the US needs to do to defeat Portugal and advance in the knockout stage, Yunus Musah joining Christian Pulisic at AC Milan and the latest from the MLS/Liga MX Leagues Cup.

We had 2 special guests:

1. Flower City/Salt City Union Coach Jordan Sullivan, who spoke on the team's 4-3 come from behind win over amateur side Upstate United in the NISA Northeast Independent Cup, how the team righted the ship after going down 3-0 in early in the 2nd half and the next match on August 5 at home vs Maryland.
2. Our former international correspondent, “Mr. Zero" Dick Howard talked about the initial matches in the FIFA Women's World Cup for Canada, Haiti, Jamaica, Panama and Italy.

Front Row Soccer's Michael Lewis, the author of "Alive and Kicking, the Incredible but True Story of the Rochester Lancers" (go to rochesterlancersbook.com), and the newly released 2nd book "Still Alive and Kicking - The Story of the 21st Century Rochester Lancers, gave his thoughts on the USWNT's 3-0 win over Vietnam, what the team has to do to get a win over Holland and how the non-power teams are doing well so far in the Cup. Michael also reviewed Lionel Messi's storybook debut with Inter Miami and the potential for another big name from Barcelona joining the side with Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba.

Michael, Joe and Andrew also remembered long-time US referee Gino D'Ippolito and former England International and member of the Detroit Express, Trevor Francis, who both passed away on Monday.

Most of the show was dedicated to a preview of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. Joe, Andrew and Front Row Soccer's Michael Lewis, the author of "Alive and Kicking, the Incredible but True Story of the Rochester Lancers" (go to rochesterlancersbook.com), and the newly released 2nd book "Still Alive and Kicking - The Story of the 21st Century Rochester Lancers, were joined by special guests Flower City Union GM Mark Washo and our former international correspondent, "Mr. Zero" Dick Howard to discuss the teams and the group stage of the World Cup.

Mark also discussed Union's 3-0 away win against Savannah, the upcoming FIFA Northeast Independent Cup final on Sunday with Salt City Union facing Upstate United and his time as the President of the Washington Freedoms WPS pro women's team.

Michael also talked about Lionel Messi's introduction to 20,000 Inter Miami fans on Sunday with his returning teammate Sergio Busquets and Wednesday's MLS All-Star game in Washington DC vs Arsenal.

We had 2 special guests on the show:

• Flower City Union striker and 1872 assistant coach Matt Bolduc, who talked about his time with the Richmond Kickers playing against the Rochester Rhinos with USMNT keeper Matt Turner as his teammate and roommate, Union losing 4-2 to Club de Lyon on Saturday, the upcoming match this Saturday at Savannah and his experience coaching the 1872 women this season.
• Coach Diana Groth of Flower City 1872 who spoke about the short season of only 6 matches the team had this season, the challenges in putting a team together in a short amount of time, how she came to the US from her native Germany and how different women's soccer is today versus when she played in the top flight in Germany, her experience as an assistant coach with Nazareth College and what to expect from 1872 next season.

Front Row Soccer's Michael Lewis, the author of "Alive and Kicking, the Incredible but True Story of the Rochester Lancers" (go to rochesterlancersbook.com), and the newly released 2nd book "Still Alive and Kicking - The Story of the 21st Century Rochester Lancers, spoke about the US Women beating Wales 2-0 in their final warm up match before the World Cup, Megan Rapinoe announcing her retirement at the end of the season, the US Men winning in the Gold Cup QF's against Canada in a shootout and their upcoming semi-final against Panama and the USMNT players who have been or may be transferred to a new team this coming season.

We had 2 special guests on the show:

• Striker Maya Rutland of Flower City 1872 who spoke about playing on the same team for 20 years with her twin sister Taylor, competing in the Irish top women's league with Galway, how the Western New York Flash inspired her to be a pro soccer player. 1872's big 2-1 win over Erie on Saturday, their first ever as a franchise, and the pair of matches 1872 has this weekend, including at home July 1 vs. FC Berlin.
• Flower City Union striker Ali Diakhate, the NISA player of the week, who talked about the many countries in which he has performed, how he came to be a member of Union, the recent run of good form the team has been on recently, including the 2-0 win against Savannah where he scored a brilliant "golazo" scissor kick volley goal directly off a corner kick and the team's upcoming match at home vs Club De Lyon on July 8.

Front Row Soccer's Michael Lewis, the author of "Alive and Kicking, the Incredible but True Story of the Rochester Lancers" (go to rochesterlancersbook.com), and the newly released 2nd book "Still Alive and Kicking - The Story of the 21st Century Rochester Lancers, spoke about the official launch of the book this Thursday, Leon beating LAFC in the CONCACAF Champions League final, his reactions to the TST &v7 tournament and B.J. Callaghan replacing Anthony Hudson as the interim USMNT coach.

The show celebrated its 29th anniversary with special guests:

1. The Chairman of the Board of the original NASL Rochester Lancers and the founder of the show, Charlie Schiano,
2. The director of sports at the Italian American Sport Club, Carmine Torchia,
3. 1970 NASL champion Lancers Charlie Mitchell and Dick Howard,
4. The current owner of the indoor Lancers, "Soccer Sam" Fantauzzo,
5. Mid-70's Lancers, Jim May and Nelson Cupello (the assistant coach of Flower City Union),
6. Lancers and Rhinos Hall of Famer, Pat Ercoli,
7. Rhinos Hall of Famers Scott Vallow and Lenin Steenkamp

Front Row Soccer's Michael Lewis, the author of "Alive and Kicking, the Incredible but True Story of the Rochester Lancers" (go to rochesterlancersbook.com), and the newly released 2nd book "Still Alive and Kicking - The Story of the 21st Century Rochester Lancers, started the show and discussed the US Men's National Team winning the CONCACAF Nations League, the re-hiring of Gregg Berhalter as head coach and USWNT captain Becky Sauerbrunn missing the World Cup due to injury.

Front Row Soccer's Michael Lewis, the author of "Alive and Kicking, the Incredible but True Story of the Rochester Lancers" (go to rochesterlancersbook.com), and the newly released 2nd book "Still Alive and Kicking - The Story of the 21st Century Rochester Lancers, joined with Andrew and Joe to give their thoughts on Lionel Messi signing with Inter Miami of MLS and what this means for the league. Michael also previewed the US Men's National Team match with Mexico in the CONCACAF Nations League semi-finals and the US roster for the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Andrew and Joe reviewed Flower City Union's 1st win of the season, a 2-0 victory over visiting Gold Star Detroit, and the upcoming matches for Union and the Flower City 1872 women.

Andrew and Joe also reported on international soccer news including former AC Milan owner Silvio Berlusconi, who three times served as Italian prime minister, passing away at the age of 86, the UEFA Champions League final won by Manchester City 1-0 over Inter Milan, the UEFA Nations League semi-final between Spain and Italy and the start of Euro 2024 qualifying.

We had 2 special guests on the show:

• The coach of the TST 7v7 million dollar winning team, Newtown Pride, former Rochester Rhino and current Baltimore Blast player, Onua Obasi, who spoke on his feelings about the tournament and Newtown winning the title, the key reasons why Newtown was so successful, the important players on the team and what the championship means to the club
• Flower City Union defender Kyle Nelson, who spoke about his family's athletic background, how he came to play for Union, his scoring the first NISA goal this season for Union against LA and Saturday's upcoming home match against Gold Star Detroit.

Front Row Soccer's Michael Lewis, the author of "Alive and Kicking, the Incredible but True Story of the Rochester Lancers" (go to rochesterlancersbook.com), and the newly released 2nd book "Still Alive and Kicking - The Story of the 21st Century Rochester Lancers, spoke about the official launch of the book this Thursday, Leon beating LAFC in the CONCACAF Champions League final, his reactions to the TST &v7 tournament and B.J. Callaghan replacing Anthony Hudson as the interim USMNT coach.

Andrew and Joe reporting on international soccer news including Zlatan Ibrahimovic retiring from the sport at age 41, the final results of Serie A and the EPL and this Saturday's UEFA Champions League final between Manchester City and Inter Milan.

We had a special Memorial Day show focusing on The 7v7 Soccer Tournament taking place this weekend in Cary, NC. (www.thetournament.com/tst). Our special guests were former members of the Rochester Rhinos who are playing in the tournament: 2015 champion Rhinos Tony Walls, Brandon Miller and Nate Boudreau, plus former US International and 1996-97 Rhino Henry Gutierrez, who is coaching NCFC in the event!

Our special guest was Flower City Union keeper Trevor Wilson, the Man of the Match in Union's 1-0 loss to Chattanooga FC on Saturday. Trevor spoke about how he came to the east coast from Oregon to play soccer, his connection to the Rochester Lancers, how Union played against Chattanooga and Saturday's match in Auburn against the LA Force where Union will be playing as Salt City Union.    

Front Row Soccer's Michael Lewis, the author of "Alive and Kicking, the Incredible but True Story of the Rochester Lancers" (go to rochesterlancersbook.com), and the newly released 2nd book "Still Alive and Kicking - The Story of the 21st Century Rochester Lancers, spoke about the reveal of the World Cup 2026 brand in NYC last week, the US U-20 men winning their 1st match in the World Cup, the US and Mexico bidding together for the 2027 Women's World Cup and next weekend's TST 7v7 soccer tournament with the winning team taking home $1MM.

Andrew and Joe discussed Flower City Union GM Andrew Hoyt stepping down, Flower City 1872 losing to FC Buffalo 6-0 in their opening match,

Joe gave his thoughts on Juventus receiving a 10 point penalty Monday for false accounting in the club's transfer dealings and their 4-1 loss today to Empoli that keeps them out a European place currently. Joe and Andrew also talked about the European finals with an Italian team in each of the 3 title matches, Manchester City winning the Premiership and Everton staying out of the drop zone and Borussia Dortmund needing a win on Saturday to break Bayern Munich's run of 10 straight Bundesliga titles.

Our special guest was Flower City Union midfielder Oscar Sanchez. who spoke about how he got involved in soccer, his playing for top flight FC Motagua in Honduras, what brought him to Flower City Union, the team's 3-0 loss to Maryland in the home opener and the big match on Saturday against visiting Chattanooga.

Front Row Soccer's Michael Lewis, the author of "Alive and Kicking, the Incredible but True Story of the Rochester Lancers" (go to rochesterlancersbook.com), and the newly released 2nd book "Still Alive and Kicking - The Story of the 21st Century Rochester Lancers, spoke about the content and format of the new Lancers book and his attending the 93rd birthday party for legendary soccer journalist Paul Gardner.

Andrew and Joe talked about the home opener for Flower City 1872 this Saturday against FC Buffalo and the new head coach of 1872, Diana Groth. plus the latest international soccer news, including Barcelona winning La Liga and being chased off the pitch of their in-city rivals Espanyol for celebrating a bit too much, Chelsea winning the women's FA Cup 1-0 over Manchester United through a goal from former Western NY Flash star Sam Kerr, the upcoming second legs of the UEFA Champions League and Europa League semi-finals and the critical matched this weekend in Italy, England and Germany to decide European qualification and who is being relegated.

Our special guest was the goalkeeper for Flower City Union Mike Mejia, who spoke on his father and 4 brothers also being keepers in their soccer careers, how he came to play for Union, how the team has been preparing for home opener against Maryland on Saturday and who is favorite keeper is (other than his dad and brothers).

Front Row Soccer's Michael Lewis, the author of "Alive and Kicking, the Incredible but True Story of the Rochester Lancers" (go to rochesterlancersbook.com), and the newly released 2nd book "Still Alive and Kicking - The Story of the 21st Century Rochester Lancers, spoke the release of his new Lancers book, the sacking of the NYRB and Chicago Fire coaches and the US Soccer Hall of Fame induction ceremony this past weekend for Steve Zungul, Landon Donovan, DaMarcus Beasley, Lauren Holiday, Kate Markgraf, Hope Solo, Jill Ellis and the late Grant Wahl (Colin Jose Media Award). 

Andrew announced the home opener for Flower City 1872 would be delayed a week to 5/20 and gave the latest international soccer news, including the US mini-football national team winning a big tournament in Slovakia, Napoli winning Serie A and the tight race for the European qualifying spots, the fight for 5 teams trying to remain the English Premiership and the big UEFA Champions and Europa League semi-final first legs happening this week.

Our special guest was indoor soccer correspondent,Greg Suttie from "Suttie on Soccer", who reviewed the MASL playoffs with the Chihuahua Savage winning the title for the 1st time by beating regular season champion San Diego in the semis and sweeping Baltimore, with MASL2 Rochester Lancers player/coach Jake Schindler, in the finals. Greg and Andrew also previewed the 2023-24MASL and MASL2 seasons with new teams joining the leagues.
 

Front Row Soccer's Michael Lewis, the author of "Alive and Kicking, the Incredible but True Story of the Rochester Lancers" (go to rochesterlancersbook.com), and the upcoming 2nd book "Still Alive and Kicking - The Story of the 21st Century Rochester Lancers, spoke about NFL legend J.J. Watt and former US midfielder Kealia Watt becoming minority investors in newly promoted Burnley, the departure of 8 year USL President Jake Edwards. the CONCACAF Champions League semi-final leg 2 on Tuesday between LFC and Philadelphia and Girona striker Taty Castellanos, on loan from NYCFC, scoring all 4 goals in a 4-2 win over Real Madrid and also scoring in Girona’s 2-0 win vs Sevilla.

Joe and Andrew reported on Flower City Union's 5-0 loss to Loudoun United in the US Open Cup, Napoli ready to capture Serie A for the first time since 1990 and the fight for positions 2-7 this weekend, Erling Haaland tying the EPL mark for goals in a season with 34 (50 overall) as Man City moved to the top of the Premiership and the battle for first in the Bundesliga.

Our special guest was the coach of Flower City 1872 (formerly the Rochester Lady Lancers), Adam Schwartz, who recalled last season's division championship side, the current status of the team's players as they prepare for their 1st match on May 13 and playing this season at the Downtown Soccer Stadium.

Front Row Soccer's Michael Lewis, the author of "Alive and Kicking, the Incredible but True Story of the Rochester Lancers" (go to rochesterlancersbook.com), and the upcoming 2nd book "Still Alive and Kicking - The Story of the 21st Century Rochester Lancers, spoke about Southampton director of football operations Matt Crocker being named as the new sporting director of the U.S. Soccer Federation, the US U20 Men's draw for the upcoming World Cup in May, The US and Mexico putting in a joint bid for the 2027 Women’s World Cup, the mixed results for the NY City MLS teams and the CONCACAF Champions league semi-final rematch of the 2022 MLS Cup between LAFC and Philadelphia Union.

Joe and Andrew reported on Flower City Union's 1-0 loss to host and NISA 1st place Chattanooga, Juventus' 15 point penalty being suspended, putting them back into 3rd in Serie A, the historic FA Cup final in early June between Manchester City and Man United, the matchups for the semi-finals in the UEFA Champions League and Europa League and the critical matches this week in the EPL and Serie A.

Our special guest was the captain of the 2023 Flower City Union squad, Mumbi Kwesele, who spoke on his family coming from Zambia, growing up in Seattle as a fan of the Sounders, his pro career starting with a legendary team in Spain, being named captain of Union and Saturday's important NISA match against 1st place Chattanooga.

Front Row Soccer's Michael Lewis, the author of "Alive and Kicking, the Incredible but True Story of the Rochester Lancers" (go to rochesterlancersbook.com), and the upcoming 2nd book "Still Alive and Kicking - The Story of the 21st Century Rochester Lancers, spoke about his new book on the 21st century Rochester Lancers and when the book will be released, the exciting El Trafico derby with LAFC beating host LA Galaxy 3-2, the NY Red Bulls tying Houston with the fans walking out before the match in protest, the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Champions League with MLS Cup finalists LAFC and Philadelphia Union meeting and the US Men facing Mexico in a "Friendly" on Wednesday in Arizona.

Joe and Andrew gave their thoughts on the local Rochester soccer environment in 2023 and commented on international soccer news, including Argentina being named as the new host for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in May, Roma in trouble with the Italian soccer federation, Arsenal losing their lead in England, the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals this week and the FA Cup semi-finals this weekend.

The show had 2 special guests:

NASL Rochester Lancers Chairman of the Board Charlie Schiano who remembered the late Renato Costa (Raul Herrera) who was a key member of the 1970 Champion Lancers and earned playoff MVP honors with 3 goals in the championship series.

The Man of the Match in Flower City Union's 3-1 2nd Round US Open Cup win over Manhattan SC, scoring 2 go, defender Stephen Elias, who discussed the Cup win, his background in soccer, why he came to play for Union from 2022 champion Michigan and how the team is preparing for their next league match at Chattanooga on 4/22.

Front Row Soccer's Michael Lewis, the author of "Alive and Kicking, the Incredible but True Story of the Rochester Lancers" (go to rochesterlancersbook.com), and the upcoming 2nd book "Still Alive and Kicking - The Story of the 21st Century Rochester Lancers, spoke about the serious injury suffered by USWNT leading scorer Mallory Swanson, the controversy in the NY Red Bulls 1-1 draw with San Jose, NYCFC drawing 10-man Atlanta 1-1, the 1st El Trafico match in 2023 with the LA Galaxy hosting LAFC and the CONCACAF Champions League QF 2nd legs.

Andrew and Joe gave the international report including Serie A 2nd place Lazio beating Juventus, Erling Haaland scoring his 30th goal of the year for Man City and the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal 1st leg matches this week.

The show marked the return of host Joe Sirianni and had the head coach of Flower City Union, Jordan Sullivan as the special guest. Jordan spoke on the 1-0 opening match loss in Maryland in very bad weather, Tuesday's US Open Cup tie at home against Manhattan SC, the new players on the team and working with his former college coach, Nelson Cupello, who is his new assistant with Union.

Front Row Soccer's Michael Lewis, the author of "Alive and Kicking, the Incredible but True Story of the Rochester Lancers" (go to rochesterlancersbook.com), and the upcoming 2nd book "Still Alive and Kicking - The Story of the 21st Century Rochester Lancers, spoke about the release of the new Lancers book, the US Men beating El Salvador 1-0 to make the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Nations League against Mexico in June, the US Women facing World Cup debutante Ireland in a pair of matches starting on Saturday and this week's CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals.

Joe gave his thoughts on the end of the Lancers indoor season, the start of Flower City Union's second year and the demise of the Rochester Rhinos. Joe and Andrew also gave the international report on Serie A, the EPL and the Bundesliga.

The show had 2 special guests:

Rochester Lancers President and GM, Kayla Klark Kent Moriera, who spoke on this past season for the team in the MASL2, just missing the postseason, how the team was supported by the fand and the staff and what the team and the game experience will be like in 2024.

The GM of Flower City Union and the new UWS women's team, Flower City 1872, Andrew Hoyt, who talked about the official announcement of 1872 in a press conference at the Susan B Anthony House and Museum and how the museum is affiliated with the franchise, the planned home opener, the building of the roster and ticket availability. Andrew also talked about the Union opener on Saturday in Mar and the US Open Cup match at home on 4/4 vs Manhattan SC.

Front Row Soccer's Michael Lewis, the author of "Alive and Kicking, the Incredible but True Story of the Rochester Lancers" (go to rochesterlancersbook.com), and the upcoming 2nd book "Still Alive and Kicking - The Story of the 21st Century Rochester Lancers, spoke about being the special guest of the Lancers this past weekend for their final 2 matches, the US Men facing El Salvador in the CONCACAF Nations League Monday, the success of St. Louis City in MLS and the potential move of Lionel Messi to MLS.

Andrew gave the international report including results of the Euro 2024 qualifiers this past week, Antonio Conte leaving Spurs on Sunday and the big matches this weekend in Europe, including Bayern Munich vs Borussia Dortmund on ABC on Saturday.

The show had 2 special guests:

Rochester Lancers defender Konrad Zydowicz, who spoke on his background in soccer, the Lancers 2 road losses in Iowa last weekend and the critical pair of home contests against the Iowa Raptors this weekend that will decide a playoff spot.

The new assistant coach of Flower City Union, Hall of Famer Nelson Cupello, who talked about how he was brought out of retirement to join Union and his former player at MCC, head coach Jordan Sullivan, the preseason friendlies in preparation for the season opener on April 1 in Maryland and the US Open Cup home match on April 4.

Front Row Soccer's Michael Lewis, the author of "Alive and Kicking, the Incredible but True Story of the Rochester Lancers" (go to rochesterlancersbook.com), and the upcoming 2nd book "Still Alive and Kicking - The Story of the 21st Century Rochester Lancers, spoke on Arsenal likely being the opponent for the MLS All Stars in July at Audi Field in DC and the US Men's Natl Team contests in the CONCACAF Nations League against Grenada on Friday and El Salvador next Monday.

Andrew gave the international report including the quarterfinal results in the FA Cup, Man City and Erling Haaland on a tear, the pairings for the UEFA Champions League final 8 and the Euro 2024 qualifiers this week.

The show had 2 special guests:

Rochester Lancers player/coach, Jake Schindler, who spoke on the team's sweep of Muskegon to put them in 1st place in the North division, the status of his injured ankle, the new affiliation with the Baltimore Blast and the 2 critical games this weekend in Iowa where the team can clinch a playoff spot.

The owner of Flower City Union, Jimmy Paola, who talked about the team's merger with AC Syracuse and playing some games in Auburn, the new makeup of the team with 1st year coach Jordan Sullivan and his assistant, Lancers Wall of Famer Nelson Cupello, the US Open Cup match at home on April 6 and the upcoming announcement on the new Union women's team.

Joe and Andrew gave their comments on RNY FC (Rhinos) ceasing operations for the 2023 MLS Next Pro Season, if the franchise is gone forever and what that means for Rochester soccer.

Front Row Soccer's Michael Lewis, the author of "Alive and Kicking, the Incredible but True Story of the Rochester Lancers" (go to rochesterlancersbook.com), and the upcoming 2nd book "Still Alive and Kicking - The Story of the 21st Century Rochester Lancers, spoke on the celebration of life on March 11 for former Lancers captain and indoor soccer legend Jim Pollihan and the final report from US Soccer on the controversy between US Men's coach Gregg Berhalter and the Reyna family.

Our special guest was the leading keeper in the MASL2, Rochester Lancers netminder Jake Mitchell, who spoke on how he started in soccer and became a goalie, the difference between the position in outdoor and indoor soccer, the big win over Iowa 2 weekends ago, the upcoming pair of home games against Muskegon this weekend and his career as a nurse at Rochester General Hospital.

This was also Dick Howard's final show as a weekly correspondent and he spoke on his personal situation that is the reason for his retirement, his favorite memories of the show, travelling around the world and working with smaller Caribbean countries for FIFA. Dick also reviewed Liverpool's big 7-0 win over Manchester United, Juventus losing 1-0 to Roma and 4th tier Grimsby Town upsetting Premiership's Southampton in the FA Cup.

Joe and Andrew remembered the late Nuri Sabuncu, minority owner of the Rochester Lancers, who passed away last week at the age of 90 and also reported on Flower City Union purchasing the Rochester Lady Lancers of the UWS as of March 6.

Front Row Soccer's Michael Lewis, the author of "Alive and Kicking, the Incredible but True Story of the Rochester Lancers" (go to rochesterlancersbook.com), spoke on his long time relationships with Nuri Sabuncu and Dick Howard, the New York City MLS teams both drawing over the weekend, St. Louis City starting off with 2 wins, NYCFC opening at Yankee Stadium against Inter Miami and the 1st leg of the CONCACAF Champions League matches this week.

Our special guest was Rochester Lancers indoor soccer scorer Taner Bay, who spoke on his background in soccer, why he decided to play indoors, the big differences between outdoor and indoor soccer, the two matches in Iowa last weekend and what he does for a living outside of soccer.

Dick Howard talked about Everton's upset win over top of the table Arsenal, Man City losing to Spurs and the charges filed against the Citizens for over 100 breaches of rules that could cause the club to be booted from the EPL, Napoli leading Serie A by 13 points, the Club World Cup semi-finals and FA cup replays this week and the turn of "safe Standing" areas to English stadia.

Front Row Soccer's Michael Lewis, the author of "Alive and Kicking, the Incredible but True Story of the Rochester Lancers" (go to rochesterlancersbook.com), discussed Leeds sacking US coach Jesse Marsch and if he may be in line to be the next Men's National Team manager, Seattle losing to Al Ahly in the Club World Cup and the upcoming start of the MLS season with Nashville hosting NYCFC without their captain Sean Johnson, who is now with Toronto FC.

Andrew and Joe talked about Flower City Union opening the 2023 season on April 1 at the Maryland Bobcats.

Our special guest was Rochester Lancers indoor soccer keeper Dan Maddock, who spoke on his background in soccer, why he became a goalkeeper and the Lancers upcoming 2 matches in Iowa this coming weekend.

Andrew and Joe talked about Flower City Union returning to a 9 team NISA league this coming spring and the team splitting matches between the Rochester and Syracuse areas.

Dick Howard talked about the confirmed and rumored player moves in the transfer window, Everton hiring a new coach, this weekend's matches in the FA Cup, the big matches this weekend, including the Club World Cup and the upcoming schedule for the Canadian Premiership and new team Vancouver FC.

Front Row Soccer's Michael Lewis, the author of "Alive and Kicking, the Incredible but True Story of the Rochester Lancers" (go to rochesterlancersbook.com), discussed US Soccer's plan to implement all 12 of the recommendations made to address the abusive behavior and sexual misconduct in women’s professional soccer, Earnie Stewart leaving his position as director of US Soccer and who will be coming in to lead the USMNT in World Cup 2026 prep, Seattle Sounders being the 1st MLS team to complete in the Club World Cup and Shep Messing being signed to be studio analyst for MLS matches on Apple TV.

Andrew started the show with the news of the Flower City Union soccer club merging with AC Syracuse Pulse for the 2023 NISA season and how that will impact the schedule, the business side and the home venues for team.

Dick Howard reviewed Juventus being docked 15 points in the Serie A table and a number of senior executives at the club being barred from soccer for over a year due to serious transfer irregularities, Harry Kane tying the 40+ year old record of Jimmy Greaves for most goals scored for Tottenham Hotspur, Everton's manager Frank Lampard being sacked due to the Toffees being in the relegation zone, Erling Haaland notching another hat trick to bring his total for Man City to 25, Arsenal still on top of the Premiership and the huge FA Cup tie on Friday between Arsenal and Man City.

Front Row Soccer's Michael Lewis, the author of "Alive and Kicking, the Incredible but True Story of the Rochester Lancers" (go to rochesterlancersbook.com), remembered when the late Italian actress Gina Lollabrigida came to Rochester in 1974 as the guest of the Lancers, Brian McBride likely being sacked as USMNT GM and if Gregg Berhalter will soon follow, the 2 friendlies with the US Men in the coming week and the young team that will be representing the US, the US women sweeping 2 friendly matches from host New Zealand and the draw for the upcoming Leagues Cup featuring MLS and Liga MX (Mexico) top flight teams this summer in a World Cup style tournament.

Our special guest Rochester Lancers indoor soccer star Frankie Ciliberto, who spoke on the team returning to the turf after a 3 year hiatus, winning their 1st 2 matches in MASL2 over Muskegon, the differences between the 2020 and 2023 teams and how the players will prep for their next matches in February.

Dick Howard and Joe Sirianni discussed Juventus' 8 match winning streak with no goals allowed and the big top of the table clash with Napoli on Friday. Dick also discussed the surprise retirement of Welsh international Gareth Bale, reviewed the FA Cup surprises over the weekend and previewed the upcoming Spanish SuperCup final 4.

Front Row Soccer's Michael Lewis, the author of "Alive and Kicking, the Incredible but True Story of the Rochester Lancers" (go to rochesterlancersbook.com), discussed 4 NWSL coaches being banned for life today by US soccer, the issues with USMNT coach Greg Berhalter and the Reyna family, Zinedine Zidane almost becoming USMNT coach and the retirement of US international Sacha Kljestan.

Joe and Andrew remembered the late Italian International and striker for Sampdoria, Juventus and Chelsea, Gianluca Vialli, who passed away Friday from pancreatic cancer at age 58.