The Big 5 is a new weekly column from GotSoccer, where we will look around the league and select the top five talking points from around the league this week. By Peter Nolan

The Gold Cup schedule has been released by Concacaf and the United States has been placed in Group C with Belize, Cuba and Costa Rica. The U.S. will host the tournament. By Peter Nolan

Jurgen Klinsmann named an MLS heavy squad to take on Costa Rica and Mexico in World Qualifiers Friday in Commerce City, Colorado and next Tuesday in Mexico City. By Peter Nolan

April 13 marks the day for the NWSL to make its shining debut, but the journey to the start has had its fair share of unexpected kinks and twists with high profile player injuries. By Courtney Lambert