In it’s inaugural year, the WPS All-Stars took on a professional team from Sweden. This year, the WPS fields two All-Star teams. To make it more exciting and compete against the World Cup, they had the highest voted players, Abby Wambach and Marta select their teams. With only 30 seconds to choose a player, the all-star draft seemed like a middle school kickball match. Here are the teams:
Abby’s XI:
#1 – Hope Solo, GK, Atlanta Beat
#3 – Amy LePeilbet, D, Boston Breakers
#6 – Lori Lindsey, M, Philadelphia Independence
#7 – Shannon Boxx, M, FC Gold Pride
#8 – Tina Ellertson, D, Atlanta Beat
#9 – Eniola Aluko, F, Atlanta Beat
#10 – Heather O’Reilly, M, Sky Blue FC
#11 – Lauren Cheney, F, Boston Breakers
#17 – Lori Chalupny, M, Atlanta Beat
#20 – Abby Wambach, F, Washington Freedom
#84 – Cat Whitehill, D, Washington Freedom
Marta’s XI:
#1 – Karen Bardsley, GK, Sky Blue FC
#3 – Allison Falk, D, Philadelphia Independence
#4 – Rachel Buehler, D, FC Gold Pride
#7 – Kelly Smith, M, Boston Breakers
#8 – Sonia Bompastor, M, Washington Freedom
#9 – Ramona Bachmann, F, Atlanta Beat
#10 – Marta, F, FC Gold Pride
#12 – Christine Sinclair, F, FC Gold Pride
#13 – Kristine Lilly, M, Boston Breakers
#14 – Brittany Taylor, D, Sky Blue FC
#24 – Aya Miyama, M, Atlanta Beat
A big congrats to the four goalkeepers that were selected as the 2010 WPS All-Stars. Let’s see what goalkeeper gloves these women wear:
#1 – Hope Solo, Atlanta Beat – Nike Tiempo Premier SGT Goalkeeper Gloves
#1 – Karen Bardsley, Sky Blue FC – PUMA Goalkeeper Gloves
#85 – Jillian Loyden, Chicago Red Stars – Nike Confidence Goalkeeper Gloves
#18 – Erin McLeod, Washington Freedom – Umbro Goalkeeper Gloves
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