[AMERICANS ABROAD] Megan Rapinoe made her season debut for French champion Lyon in its 3-0 win in its much-anticipatedFeminine Division 1 clash with Paris St. Germain in Paris at the Stade Charlty.
Lyon got goals from LouisaNecib, Lotta Schelin and Laetitia Tonazzi to improve its record to four wins in four games by a margin of20-1.
Rapinoe came on for Camille Abily in the second half, while U.S. U-20 star Lindsey Horan went the distance for PSG. Tobin Heath has yet to play for the Paris club since returning from the NWSL, where she helped Portland win the inaugural title.
ENGLAND.Whitney Engen and Amanda da Costa started for Liverpool Ladies in their 2-0 win over Bristol Academy thatclinched the Women’s Super League in England. Liverpool, which had finished last in the eight-team league in 2011 and 2012, ended Arsenal Ladies’ 10-yearrun as English champions with the title.
SWEDEN. Christen Press scored her league-leading 21st goal for Tyresoin its 5-0 win over Mallbacken in a Swedish Damallsvenskan clash that featured seven Americans in action. Also starting for Tyreso were Ashlyn Harris,
GERMANY. Sarah Hagen, Erika Tymrak and Amber Brooks combined for six goals as BayernMunich beat second division Crailsheim, 7-0, in the German Cup. Hagen had a second-half hat trick to match the two goals from Tymrak and one from Brooks in the first half.