I'm grateful for the recent changes in the moderation of Hashtags via Mastodon but I really wished it had a "filter" option in the dropdown, like "add to new or existing filter", mute hashtag, etc. Now that sports season is back and there are a thousand and one teams and more people are active, using team and game specific hashtags, it's gonna be hard to chase, esp when people don't use universal sport hashtags like #Football#Soccer #baseball#Rugby, etc along with their team or game specific tags. It is exciting to see sports growing in the Fediverse, though. #Mastodon #dev#MastoDev
Manchester City's troubles from last season were exposed once more in a humbling 2-0 home defeat to Tottenham on Saturday that raised questions over the club's quest to regain the Premier League title. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/24/soccer/spurs-beat-city/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #manchestercity #tottenhamhotspur #premierleague
Nottingham Forest has signed Brazilian midfielder Douglas Luiz from Juventus on an initial season-long loan with a conditional obligation to make it a permanent deal next summer. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/22/soccer/douglas-luiz-joins-forest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #douglasluiz #premierleague #nottinghamforest #juventus
Argentine and Chilean soccer fans traded blame on Thursday after a pitched battle in a Buenos Aires stadium involving knives, sticks and stun grenades. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/22/soccer/chile-argentina-soccer-violence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #argentina #chile #universidaddechile #independiente #hooliganism
Fluminense goalkeeper Fabio on Tuesday claimed the record for most competitive appearances in men's soccer when the Brazilian played for a 1,391st time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/20/soccer/fabio-soccer-appearances-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #fabio #fluminense
The head of Brazil's football federation on Tuesday said he had nixed the much-derided idea of the national team wearing red — the color associated with the ruling leftist party — in the 2026 World Cup. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/20/soccer/brazil-nixes-red-jersey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #brazil #2026worldcup #nike
Alexander Isak believes his departure from Newcastle is "in the best interests of everyone" after breaking his silence on the saga of the Premier League transfer window amid speculation over a move to Liverpool. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/20/soccer/isak-newcastle-broken-trust/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #alexanderisak #newcastleunited #liverpool #premierleague
The global soccer players' union on Tuesday called on India to swiftly revive its top-tier competition, saying the "escalating uncertainty" was affecting the livelihoods of national players and staff. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/19/soccer/indian-super-league-revival/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #indiansuperleague #india #fifpro
A late penalty from new signing Lukas Nmecha earned promoted Leeds United a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Everton in its first match back in the Premier League on Monday night. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/19/soccer/leeds-everton-premier-league/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer#leedsunited #everton #premierleague #davidmoyes #danielfarke
Japan winger Ritsu Doan scored twice in his debut as Eintracht Frankfurt thumped fifth-tier Engers 5-0 in the first round of the German Cup on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/18/soccer/ritsu-doan-frankfurt-debut/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #ritsudoan #eintrachtfrankfurt#germancup
Arsenal's quest for Premier League glory got off to a winning start as Riccardo Calafiori's goal beat Manchester United 1-0 on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/18/soccer/arsenal-man-united-opener/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #arsenal #manchesterunited#mikelarteta #premierleague #chelsea
Manchester City fans sang "City are back" as the club kicked off its Premier League season with a thorough 4-0 thrashing of Wolverhampton. But Pep Guardiola warned that the season is a long one. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/17/soccer/guardiola-city-opening-win/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #manchestercity #pepguardiola
After honoring late teammate Diogo Jota, Liverpool struck twice in the final minutes to overcome a battling Bournemouth 4-2 in a thrilling first game of the Premier League season. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/16/soccer/liverpool-wins-opener/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #liverpool #mohamedsalah #antoinesemenyo#diogojota
European champion Paris Saint-Germain began the new season by lifting more silverware on Wednesday as it beat Tottenham Hotspur on penalties in the UEFA Super Cup. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/14/soccer/psg-super-cup-win/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #parissaintgermain #tottenham #uefasupercup #lucaschevalier
Crystal Palace's appeal against UEFA's decision to drop it from the Europa League to the third-tier Conference League was dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/12/soccer/palace-europa-league-appeal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #crystalpalace #uefa#conferenceleague #europaleague
As the new Premier League season kicks off this week, no Japanese player will be more essential for their team’s ambitions than Brighton's Kaoru Mitoma. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/12/soccer/kaoru-mitoma-brighton-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #kaorumitoma #brightonandhovealbion #premierleague #samuraiblue
Liverpool has splashed out to defend its Premier League title as champions but faces stiff competition from an Arsenal side desperate to shake off its tag as nearly-men and a rejuvenated Manchester City. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/11/soccer/premier-league-preview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #liverpool #manchestercity #arsenal #premierleague
The "Pele" of Palestinian soccer hoped to keep scoring goals until he was 50. An Israeli tank shell dashed that dream a decade early, his family said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/11/soccer/family-remembers-palestinian-soccer-great/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #gaza #israel #israelhamaswar #hamas #suleimanalobeid #uefa
Crystal Palace beat Premier League champion Liverpool 3-2 on penalties to win the Community Shield after an entertaining 2-2 draw at Wembley on Sunday https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/11/soccer/crystal-palace-beats-liverpool-community-shield/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #crystalpalace #liverpool #communityshield
Kunishige Kamamoto, widely considered the greatest striker in Japanese soccer history, died of pneumonia at a hospital in Osaka Prefecture on Sunday. He was 81. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/10/soccer/kunishige-kamamoto-dies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #soccer #kunishigekamamoto #obituary #samuraiblue