LONDON - English Premier League games will be played on Friday nights from the 2016-17 season, emulating German, Spanish and French competitions. Miami Marlins Gear .The new slot was included in the bidding documents for the 2016-19 television rights, issued on Friday to British broadcasters, who can show only 168 of the 380 games live.There are seven packages of rights, five with 28 games and two with 14 games. The existing Monday night package will add up to ten Friday night games each season, potentially giving Champions League participants longer to prepare for European matches.Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho earlier this year called on the football authorities to change the fixture schedule to accommodate European commitments.If we played on Friday night, @ 7:45, it makes a difference to who? Less spectators ... I dont think so, Mourinho said. Itd be a full house, the same. And for television? It wouldnt make a difference. If it was the only match on TV, the (audience) share would be fantastic.Would it be good for Chelsea? Yes. Would it be good for English football? Yes.There have been occasional Friday night Premier League games, but it has never been a regular slot for broadcasters. This year Boxing Day — Dec. 26 — falls on a Friday when a full program of matches is scheduled.The auction is set to make clubs in the wealthiest domestic soccer competition even richer. In the auction for the 2013-2016 rights, the league received around 5.5 billion pounds ($8.6 billion) for the television rights, with just over 3 billion pounds ($4.7 billion) coming from Sky and BT to show 154 live games in total each season domestically.Sky has held most of the domestic rights since the Premier Leagues inception in 1992, helping Rupert Murdochs operation become the dominant pay TV broadcaster in Britain.The league is yet to open the bidding for foreign broadcasters, who can show all 380 games each season live.The domestic auction has started despite Britains broadcasting watchdog currently investigating a complaint from Virgin Media, which is owned by U.S. cable TV operator Liberty Global, that only 41 per cent of matches are shown live in Britain.The new auction is making 44 per cent of games available in Britain, although a single broadcaster can only buy 126 of the 168 matches.Most games are played on Saturdays at 3 p.m. and still wont be shown live in Britain to encourage attendances and participation at all levels of the sport at the traditional time, the league said in a statement.___Rob Harris can be followed at www.twitter.com/RobHarris Jose Fernandez Jersey .Y. -- As if the worst start in franchise history isnt bad enough, Buffalo Sabres President Ted Black braced his teams win-starved fans for potentially more tough times. 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Green Bay scored on its first three series, and the 25-point lead at halftime eliminated the threat of the Panthers ground game.Cobb said it might have been the teams most complete performance of the season.It definitely was a great game for us offensively, being able to put things together the way we did with the run, with the pass, play-action, Cobb said. So as long as we can continue to execute the game plan and make plays, were going to continue to have these types of wins.It even makes the ketchup bath worth it.I apologize to whoevers hot dog that was. It was fresh. I know that because I had all of the ketchup on me, Cobb said.Newton, who had a career-high 17 carries last week, had 41 yards rushing on seven attempts. He passed for 205 yards and a fourth-quarter touchdown for Carolina (3-3-1).What I did wasnt good enough and I understand that, Newton said.His Packers counterpart was masterful against the Carolina defence. The 2011 MVP was 19 of 22 for 255 yards before leaving early in the fourth quarter with the game well in hand.We had 21 first-quarter points ... which made them one-dimensional, Rodgers said, especially with the way that Cam ran the ball last week.It was Rodgers sixth straight game without an interception, tying Bart Starr for the franchise record set in 1964.Rodgers finished Sunday with a quarterback rating of 154.5, and the Packers said he was just the second player in NFL history with a rating of 150 or more in two of the first seven games of the season. New Englands Tom Brady also did it in 2007.This was Rodgers fourth straight game with at least three touchdowns and no interceptions, tying Brady (2007) for longest streak in a single season.Coach Mike McCarthy said Rodgers is much better than three seasons ago. Rodgers thought he could do more.Carolina coaach Ron Rivera saw more than enough. Charles Johnson Jersey. Its a well-developed offence. They have great communication, Rivera said. Thats what Aaron Rodgers has developed with his players.The Packers scored on their first series after Rodgers connected with Jordy Nelson for a 59-yard scoring strike and never looked back to win their fourth straight. Eddie Lacy and James Starks each added rushing touchdowns in the first quarter.The Panthers finally got their first touchdown with 9:39 left in the fourth quarter after Newton found receiver Kelvin Benjamin for a 13-yard score.Packers fans still celebrated with their team up by 28, belting out a hearty chorus of the Beer Barrel Polka during the break.Nearly everything went right for the Packers in the first half, when nearly everything went wrong for the Panthers.Carolina had pushed Green Bay back to third-and-12 on the Packers 28 on the first drive when the Panthers were whistled for back-to-back penalties. Rodgers scrambled for three yards on third-and-2 before finding Nelson for the long touchdown pass.Nelson got behind cornerback Antoine Cason, who then slipped. Safety Roman Harper watched Nelson sidestep around him and jog all the way into the end zone.It was an excellent read by Aaron, McCarthy said. Big-play production — thats how you win in this league.Green Bays next drive ended with Lacy high-stepping his way for a 5-yard touchdown and a 14-0 lead with 5:53 left in the first quarter.Carolinas frustration mounted as the deficit grew.Linebacker Luke Kuechly was ejected late in the third quarter. Last seasons Defensive Player of the Year swung his arms and seemed agitated as he was restrained from behind by back judge Steve Freeman following a scramble for a fumble recovered by the Packers.The linebacker calmed down when he turned around and saw the official, who threw a flag with about two minutes left in the quarter. Kuechly said he didnt mean to do it.NOTES: Carolina WR Philly Brown left in the second half with a concussion. ... Backup QB Derek Anderson connected with WR Brenton Bersin for a 1-yard TD pass late with 1:24 in the fourth quarter. ... For the Packers, Starks left the game with a left ankle injury, while CB Davon House left with a finger injury. ... Lacy finished with 63 yards on 12 carries.__AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '