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 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 - 4/29/24
We had 2 special guests on the show:
- Our indoor soccer correspondent, Greg Suttie, spoke on the MASL season and playoffs, the finals for the Ron Newman Cup between Chihuahua and Kansas City and the MASL2 all-star teams featuring 3 members of the Rochester Lancers.
- The coach of Flower City Union & Flower City 1872, Jordan Sullivan, who spoke on the new and returning players for both teams, how he is preparing for the new season starting in May and how he is planning to bring the teams together in a short timespan to be ready for the first matches.
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 US & Mexico withdrawing their bid for the 2027 Women's World Cup, Lionel Messi drawing 65K fans in New England and the latest from the NY Red Bulls and NYCFC.
Andrew gave the international report focusing on Bayer Leverkusen, the UEFA Champions and Europa Leagues, Inter Milan winning Serie A and the title race in the English Premiership.
World Cup 2026 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!
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
2023 Sponsors of
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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