Vote for your WPS All Stars!

San Francisco, CA (July 27, 2009) – With just two weeks left in the WPS Regular Season, the WPS All-Star Game votes are coming in fast. The fan vote closes on July 31 at 8pm ET/5pm PT, so there’s still time for fans to select their favorite WPS star to play in the inaugural WPS All-Star Game when the WPS All-Stars take on Swedish champion Umea IK at The Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park in Fenton, MO, on Sunday, August 30 with live coverage on Fox Soccer Channel and select Fox Sports Nets beginning at 5pm Eastern.
 
Below are the leading vote-getters from the online fan vote by position with one week left to cast online ballots. A reminder that the fan vote counts for 25% of the overall vote with players, coaches and media counting for the remaining 75%, weighted at 25% each. The players listed above the dotted line are who the fans currently have voted for as their Starting XI.
 
Goalkeeper (percentage of submitted ballots)

Hope Solo	Saint Louis Athletica	35%
Karina LeBlanc	Los Angeles Sol	12%
Erin McLeod	Washington Freedom	7%

Defenders

Heather Mitts	Boston Breakers	21%
Cat Whitehill	Washington Freedom	20%
Christie Rampone	Sky Blue FC	18%
Tina Ellertson	Saint Louis Athletica	17%
Stephanie Cox	Los Angeles Sol	11%
Amy LePeilbet	Boston Breakers	9%
Rachel Buehler	FC Gold Pride	8%
Allison Falk	Los Angeles Sol	7%
Alex Scott	Boston Breakers	10%

Midfielders

Lori Chalupny	Saint Louis Athletica	27%
Shannon Boxx	Los Angeles Sol	25%
Sonia Bompastor	Washington Freedom	22%
Heather O’Reilly	Sky Blue FC	21%
Kristine Lilly	Boston Breakers	19%
Camille Abily	Los Angeles Sol	19%
Kelly Smith	Boston Breakers	16%
Megan Rapinoe	Chicago Red Stars	16%
Carli Lloyd	Chicago Red Stars	14%
Aly Wagner	Los Angeles Sol	10%
Aya Miyama	Los Angeles Sol	10%
Leslie Osborne	FC Gold Pride	9%

Forwards

Marta	Los Angeles Sol	27%
Abby Wambach	Washington Freedom	20%
Natasha Kai	Sky Blue FC	13%
Eniola Aluko	Saint Louis Athletica	11%
Cristiane	Chicago Red Stars	10%
Lindsay Tarpley	Chicago Red Stars	9%