WPS All-Stars defeat Swedish National Champions

WPS All-Stars v Umea IK

The WPS All-Stars defeated Swedish national champion Umeå, 4-2, in the WPS All-Star Game on Sunday, Aug. 30 at The Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park in Fenton, Mo.  Umeå started strong with a 2-0 lead in the first 15 minutes but the WPS All-Stars fought back with four unanswered goals to win the game. 

 The All-Star game marked the concuslion of the 2009 inagural WPS season and the league has announced the addition of two expansion teams (the Atlanta Beat and the Philadelphia Independence) for the 2010 season.  The Beat and the Independence will begin compiling their rosters with the WPS Expansion Draft on Sept. 15 and the WPS International Draft on Sept. 22.