North America's longest running soccer radio show
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Back on the air to cover the 2026 FIFA World Cup!
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!
Soccer is a Kick in the Grass is back for the World Cup!
On our return to the airwaves on June 6, 2026, WYSL/WLEA Sports Director Andrew Battisti, the voice of Rochester pro soccer, Joe Giuliano and FrontRowSoccer.com's Michael Lewis, the author of the new book "Around the World Cup in 40 Years", discussed the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the changes in this year's edition of the Cup and we previewed all of the teams in Groups A-F. 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:
Our Most Recent Show - 4/14/25
This was the final weekly Soccer is a Kick in the Grass radio show after nearly 31 years on the air. We had many of our friends and supporters from the past 3 decades joining us to celebrate and remember what has made soccer in Rochester so special. Guests were the Honorable Vincent DiNolfo, former co-hosts Joe Giuliano and (via tape) the late Wayne Fuller, Rochester Rhinos Hall of Famers Lenin Steenkamp, Doug Miller, Scott Vallow and Pat Ercoli, Rochester Lancers Wall of Famer Nelson Cupello, soccer entrepreneurs Chris Economides, Soccer Sam Fantauzzo, Mark Washo and Mark Mandell, our sponsors Tony D’Aiuto, Bernie Iacovangelo and Enzo Scollo, our correspondents Dick Howard, Michael Lewis and the late Bruno Sniders from 2007 and WYSL owner Bob Savage and show producer and engineer Bob D’Angelo.
We return to the airwaves on June 6, 2026 at 11 am ET for a special 8 week run focusing on the World Cup!
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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