European powers stock up with ex-WPS players

[AMERICANS ABROAD] WPS’s loss is Europe’s gain. Refugees from the women’s league, which suspended operations for 2012, are dotted on Europe’s top clubs. FiveAmericans — all former WPS players — started in Wednesday’s first leg of the UEFA European Champions League quarterfinals. Keeper Alyssa Naeher earned the 2-0win as Germany’s 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam beat Russia’s Rossiyanka, which started the trio of Yanks, Kia McNeill, YaelAverbuch and Leigh Ann Robinson. Christen Press, whose “The Pitch” is a regular feature of Soccer America, madeher European debut in Gothenburg FC’s 3-1 loss at Arsenal.