Wednesday cannon fodder: vanishing channel numbers

Soccer’s ugly sexism is keeping women from coaching the beautiful game - SBNation.com
Qualified women are ready to coach soccer — but they're being shut out. Do yourself a favor, and don’t read the comments on this piece.

Fox Sports Pacts With Facebook to Live-Stream European Soccer Champions League Matches | Variety
Facebook has scored more live sports for its growing entertainment play: Fox Sports reached a deal with the social giant to stream free matches from the UEFA Champions League -- Europe's top soccer tournament -- during the 2017-18 season to U.S. users.

Sky Sports to replace numbered channels and slash prices in revamp | Media | The Guardian
Broadcaster to launch themed channels for football, golf and cricket, with cheapest package costing £18 a month.

Premier League Gossip: West Ham to weigh in for Arsenal duo | Stoke Sentinel
West Ham, a club routinely linked with almost as many players as Stoke, will excel themselves this summer if The Star is correct. It claims the Hammers are ready to shell out a cool £50m for...

Arsenal target Alexandre Lacazette will be sold as soon as Lyon find a replacement, reveals club president | The Independent
Lyon’s president has confirmed that Arsenal target Alexandre Lacazette still wants to leave the club, but has insisted that he will not be sold until a suitable replacement is found.

Arsenal News: Chile boss says Alexis Sanchez is already at a top club | Football | Sport | Express.co.uk
Chile manager Juan Antonio Pizzi is confident every top club wants to sign Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez, but insists he’s already at one.