EA servers were down yesterday with hundreds of reports coming in of issues connecting to games like Apex Legends, FIFA 19 and the Battlefield franchises.
Servers were down at two different periods affecting FIFA Ultimate Team Champions, the game's flagship competitive mode. It ended up affecting players' matches and placings in the competition leading many to react negatively to EA Sports' response.
How to Check if the FIFA 19 is Down
The No. 1 way for checking FIFA 19 server status is the EA Help Twitter account. It is a first party resource and updates consistently when notices or progression regarding downtime is happening.
https://twitter.com/EAHelp/status/1129059261328367616
Other third-party sites such as IsThisServiceDown and DownDetector are also helpful tools. Those experiencing server issues who use these sites can report in specific issues they're having based on location.