It is just about time to COPA but MLS is not quite ready to stand down, so let's look at the week gone by and the week to come in this edition of the MLS Big - 5. By Peter Nolan

Friday night's weather postponement in Houston meant that for the first time this season the NWSL did not play a full slate of games, and with the Washington Spirit and the Houston Dash. By Peter Nolan

Fortune, as they say, goes to the brave, and that axiom proved true Wednesday night in Frisco, Texas when the U.S. MNT pulled out a late 1-0 victory over Ecuador. By Peter Nolan

Saturday night's win over Bolivia assures that the Americans head into next Friday's COPA America Centenario opening match versus Colombia on a high note. By Peter Nolan