The Premier League All-Star game!

Steven Gerrard,Liverpool

Cristiano Ronaldo,Manchester United

Fernando Torres,Liverpool

David Bentley,Tottenham Hotspur

Shay Given,Manchester City

On Sunday night, the NBA played its annual All-Star game - so why doesn't the Premier League do the same thing?

The concept: Fans vote for the best players in the Premier League, including representatives from each team. These players are divided into two teams (in this case, North and South), who play a showpiece exhibition match at Wembley.

Why? For fun, basically. Who wouldn't want to see two teams of the Premier League's best players going head-to-head? And with Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger in charge of their respective teams, there would be no shortage of a competitive edge. It would also be a fitting reward for players who have enjoyed a good season.

When? The Premier League could follow the example of baseball and basketball, and hold the event at the mid-point of the season. Many managers have called for a winter break, and a short hiatus to play the All-Star game in January might be welcomed. Alternatively, it could be played at the start of the season instead of the Community Shield, which has become an increasingly irrelevant event.

The teams: While the NBA pits the Eastern and Western Conferences against each other, our game focuses on the North-South divide.

On one side, we have 11 clubs to represent the North, and on the other the remaining nine make up the Midlands/South region.

North - Blackburn, Bolton, Everton, Hull, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Sunderland, Wigan.

Midlands/South - Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Fulham, Portsmouth, Stoke City, Tottenham, West Brom, West Ham.

Rules:

- Players are selected by the public based on a combination of form this season and overall reputation.

- Each squad consists of 20 players, including at least one from every club.

- Maximum of two players per club in a starting XI.

- If a player has moved, he represents his present club, although performances for both sides count towards his selection.

Eurosport-Yahoo!'s Premier League All-Star selections:

THE NORTH - Manager: Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United)

GK: Shay Given (Manchester City)

RB: Mario Melchiot (Wigan Athletic)

CB: Michael Turner (Hull City)

CB: Phil Jagielka (Everton)

LB: Stephen Warnock (Blackburn Rovers)

RM: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)

CM: Steven Gerrard (Liverpool),

CM: Stephen Ireland (Manchester City)

LM: Mikel Arteta (Everton)

FW: Fernando Torres (Liverpool)

FW: Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)

Subs: Jussi Jaaskelainen (Bolton Wanderers), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Emanuel Pogatetz (Middlesbrough), Luis Antonio Valencia (Wigan Athletic), Javier Mascherano (Liverpool), Kieran Richardson (Sunderland), Tim Cahill (Everton), Michael Owen (Newcastle United), Robinho (Manchester City)

THE MIDLANDS/SOUTH - Manager: Arsene Wenger (Arsenal)

GK: Robert Green (West Ham United)

RB: Glen Johnson (Portsmouth)

CB: Brede Hangeland (Fulham)

CB: Matthew Upson (West Ham United)

LB: Gael Clichy (Arsenal)

CM: Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal)

CM: Frank Lampard (Chelsea)

CM: Wilson Palacios (Tottenham Hotspur)

RW: Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa)

LW: Ashley Young (Aston Villa)

FW: Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea)

Subs: Brad Friedel (Aston Villa), Martin Laursen (Aston Villa), John Terry (Chelsea), Gareth Barry (Aston Villa), James Morrison (West Brom), Rory Delap (Stoke City), Mark Noble (West Ham United), Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur)