

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 - 2/10/25
We had 2 special guests on the show:
1) Our MASL correspondent, Greg Suttie, talked about the latest news from the league and Wednesday's 1st ever in-season MASL All-Star game taking place in Utica.
2) Roc City Boom's leading goal scorer Jameson Railey, who talked about his background in soccer, the Boom's big 25-4 road win over Sahara Gunners where he had 6 goals and 5 assists with many regulars and Saturday's 3rd game in a row against Sahara this Saturday at the Rochester Sports Garden.
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 start of MLS next weekend, the outstanding place of USMNT's Christian Pulisic and Josh Sargent in Europe and the US U17 Men looking to qualify for the World Cup this week in CONCACAF qualification.
Andrew and Joe reviewed the league and FA Cup matches this past weekend and previewed the 1st leg of the Round of 32 in the UEFA Champions League.
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
2024 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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