12 fans, 11 players

Our email shows that we have at least a dozen readers who are interested in English Premier League soccer. That’s all the pretext I need to present my EPL mid-season all-star eleven.
Dean Kiely (Charlton Athletic)
Matthew Upson (Birmingham)
John Terry (Chelsea)*
Olaf Mellberg (Aston Villa)
Frank Lampard (Chelsea)
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
Thomas Gravesen (Everton)
Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)
Thierry Henry (Arsenal)
Andy Johnson (Crystal Palace)
Jermaine Defoe (Tottenham)
*player of the (half) year
HINDROCKET adds: I wouldn’t have believed it, but our email inbox is filling up with missives from soccer fans commenting on Deacon’s choices. Soccer fans–they’re everywhere!