Summertime and the Livin' Ain't Easy, Not when your team has to play midweek games in MLS, it isn't. This is not to attack the league on its schedule, it is a challenge fitting in all of these matches around international games. By Peter Nolan

East Rutherford, N.J.- Chile retained the Copa America title that it won last year with a second consecutive penalty kick shootout victory over Argentina in front of over 82,000 fans. By Peter Nolan

When you think of the Orlando City Lions you think of Adrian Heath, and that is why we lead this edition of the MLS Big - 5 with the news that the former Everton star has gotten the sack. By Peter Nolan

With South America's finest teams crisscrossing the country throughout the month of June it is no surprise that we haven't heard much about the women?s team of late. By Peter Nolan