UEFA announce major changes to Champions League format

UEFA ring the changes ahead of 2018-19 Champions League campaign as four sides from England, Spain and Germany will secure automatic spot. At the moment, the Premier League and La Liga are awarded with four places each in the Champions League, whilst Italy and Germany are allowed three. However, the latter two divisions only get two guaranteed teams qualifying, with the third side having to go into the group stages via a play-off. That has now changed with the top four teams from the four highest-ranked leagues will entering the Champions League group stage from 2018. As a result of the changes, Italy, England, Spain and Germany will have half of all Champions League group places (16/32). Following are some of the other change

Champions League Group Stage Draw Information

uefa champions league Group stage draw pots

The UEFA Champions League group stage draw takes place on Thursday at 10 pm Sri Lankan Time, streamed live on https://eplsl.com/live/ & telecast on Ten 2. Following are the teams that are qualified for the Group stage and the pot they will be in tonight's draw. Draw procedure No team can play a club from their own association, with the exact draw procedure to be confirmed before the ceremony. Following a decision by the UEFA Executive Committee, Ukrainian and Russian teams cannot be drawn against each other. The draw also establishes the groups for the UEFA Champions League path of the UEFA Youth League. The draw ceremony includes the vote for and presentation of the 2015/16 UEFA Best Player in Europe Awards for

Star Sports Select HD & Satellite service providers in Sri Lanka

As you guys all know Star Sports Network will only telecast Premier League from November in their 2 new HD channels Star Sport Select HD 1 & Star Sport Select HD 2. Earlier these 2 channels were available only on Airtel DTH & Tata Sky satellite service. So we contacted the other Satellite service providers and requested them to add those two channels and these are the responses we got from them. Now little by little the other service providers are adding this channel as well Dialog TV As you know we contacted Dialog TV through facebook & twitter requesting to add these channels and this is the response we got from them. And today 17th September they have added Star Select HD 2 to their

Fantasy Premier League Tips & Tricks

Full Disclosure this article is a compilation of Tips & tricks by various FPL tips sites and we compiled the most important ones to make your job easy to pick the right team. Most usual Tactics used is either 3-4-3 or 3-5-2 of course depending on gameweek we can go with other tactics, but in general we start with 3 at the back. This is because defenders often score far less over the course of the season than mid/forward players, but if done right they can be a reliable source of points over the season, for cheap. How to Pick the Goalkeepers There are two main schools of thought when selecting your keepers, you either go for: 'Pick and Forget strategy' – a heavy

Premier League TV Guide

Premier League 2016/17 Sri Lankan Time and tv Schedule

Saturday, 13 August 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Premier League 2016/17: Hull City vs. Leicester City [LIVE on Star Sports 4 & Star Sports HD 4] 7:20 PM - 9:30 PM: Premier League 2016/17: Everton vs. Tottenham Hotspur [LIVE on Star Sports 4 & Star Sports HD 4] 9:50 PM - 12:00 AM: Premier League 2016/17: Manchester City vs. Sunderland [LIVE on Star Sports 4 & Star Sports HD 4] Sunday, 14 August 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Premier League 2016/17: Bournemouth vs. Manchester United [LIVE on Star Sports 4 & Star Sports HD 4] 8:15 PM - 10:30 PM: Premier League 2016/17: Arsenal vs. Liverpool [LIVE on Star Sports 4 & Star Sports HD 4] Tuesday, 16 August 12:15 AM - 2:15 AM: Premier League 2016/17: Chelsea

Fantasy Premier League Beginner’s Guide

Fantasy Premier League (FPL) is a popular online game where you create your own fantasy football team and compete against others. Here is a beginner's guide to help you get started: Step 1 Visit https://fantasy.premierleague.com/ website you will land on a page as shown in the picture. Click the green 'Sign Up Now' button. Step 2 Fill in all your details in the form that appears including personal details, your favorites &  Email preferences. Then click complete registration. Step 3 After completing your registration go to the email account of the email you provided & you can find mail from Premier League. Open the email and click the "Activate Account" button in it. After clicking it a new tab will open and you will land on a

Manchester United 2 Leicester City 1 Sri Lankan Social Media reaction

Zlatan Ibrahimovic grabbed a late debut goal to secure a 2-1 victory for Manchester United against Premier League champions Leicester in the Community Shield. Here's how the Sri Lankan social media fans reacted during the match. It was Jesse Lingard who started off the account for Man Utd Jesse loves Wembley ! Jose loved it ! — Chrishan Aloysious (@shan_ca7) August 7, 2016 Some fans thought that goal was Messi-esque Lionel Lingard! Take a bow ? ? ? — Amzer (@theMUFCfan) August 7, 2016 followed by a typical Messi tax joke I hope he pays his taxes. — Amzer (@theMUFCfan) August 7, 2016 Some thought that goal should've been stopped if only..... Kante would have never allowed lingard to go through that midfield and defense that easily — Nishi (@nishika234) August 7,

Community Shield: Manchester United vs Leicester City Preview

Date, time and venue: Leicester will face Manchester at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, 7 August. Kick-off is at 8.30 pm Sri Lankan Time. When and where to watch: The match will be broadcast live on Sony Six & Sony ESPN, with coverage starting at 8.30 pm Sri Lankan Time. Alternatively the game will also be live streamed on our site. The reigning and defending English Premier League Champions Leicester City and the winners of the 2016 FA Cup in Manchester United battle for the Community Shield in the annual curtain-raising event for top-level football in England. For Leicester City this season will be the football equivalent of the difficult second album. Last season’s performance will be a tough one to follow especially with star midfielder

Premier League introduces new yellow & red card rules

The Premier League, the Football Association and the English Football League are seeking to address indiscipline in the game by reinforcing laws. In a statement, the Premier League, English Football League and Football Association said poor conduct has reached "unacceptable levels". Starting this season, red cards will be issued to players who confront match officials and use offensive language or make gestures towards them. Following are the new red & yellow card rules introduced. Offences which could earn players a yellow card Visibly disrespectful behaviour to any match official; An aggressive response to decisions; Confronting an official face to face; Running towards an official to contest a decision; Offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or gestures towards match officials; Physical contact with any match official