North America's longest running soccer radio show
brought to you by Salvatores.com!
Back on the air to cover the 2026 FIFA World Cup!
Saturdays at 11 am ET and via Podcast!
North America's longest running soccer radio show
brought to you by Salvatores.com!
Back on the air to cover the 2026 FIFA World Cup!
Saturdays at 11 am ET and via Podcast!
Soccer is a Kick in the Grass Radio
our June 27, 2026 show
We broadcasted the June 27 show live from the Flower City Union broadcasted live from the Flower City Union pop-up store in downtown Rochester NY and welcomed special studio guests Union owners Jimmy Paola and Mark Washo, plus our Turkish correspondent, Bob Turgut. WYSL/WLEA Sports Director Andrew Battisti, the voice of Rochester pro soccer, Joe Giuliano, our guests and Front Row Soccer.com's Michael Lewis, the author of the new book "Around the World Cup in 40 Years", available on Amazon.com, and our guests discussed the US losing 3-2 to Türkiye, the controversy at the end of Egypt/Iran and the end of the World Cup group stage and the start of the knockout stage. Soccer is a Kick in the Grass, brought to you by Salvatores.com!
RIP Joe Sirianni
On July 13, 2025, the long time host of Soccer is a Kick in the Grass, Joe Sirianni, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. He will be missed greatly by friends and family too numerous to count. This is one of his favorite pictures with former US Women's International and his favorite player, McCall Zerboni.
Click the link below to read Joe's obituary article from Michael Lewis from Front Row Soccer:
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!
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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