As I settled into my seat in the perfectly situated Red Bull Arena press box to watch the home team take on cross-river rivals New York City FC. By Peter Nolan

The U.S. MNT face old foes Ghana Saturday evening in Connecticut with the Gold Cup just days awaY. By Peter Nolan

David Villa reached and surpassed the half-century mark when he bagged both goals in New York's 2-1 win over Seattle in a Yankee Stadium downpour last Saturday. By Peter Nolan

The defending champion North Carolina Courage, as the Western New York Flash, was one of just two NWSL teams to have Wednesday off, Washington was the other. By Peter Nolan