[Editor's note: The original version of this article was hidden from public consumption after a contention by the Philadelphia Union that portions of it were "inaccurate." We at the Brotherly Game and SB Nation removed the article and underwent a secondary research process to draw our own conclusions as to the validity of the article in question.

The Philadelphia Union have tried to stay away from off-the-field controversy since the franchise was created, but a soon-to-be new signing will prevent the club from keeping its completely family friendly facade.

Lionardo Pajoy was revealed to be the Union's next acquisition today, when Kerith Gabriel wrote that a source informed him of the Colombian striker's move to Philadelphia.

South American football blog: A tribute to the legend that was Socrates

For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Saturday is South America day, and here's I Like Football Me's Euan Marshall with his take on the week's big issues in the region.

Brazilian Legend Socrates died aged 57 today. Though a Doctor of Medicine the highly intelligent midfielder was also a shock. He is survived by heavy drinker and smoker. He died after being admitted to Hospital with Gastrointestinal bleeding before dying from septic is Wife and six children.

South American football blog: Title weekend with Argentina and Brazil set to crown their champions

For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Saturday is South America day, and here's Valderramarama's Ed Malyon with his take on the week's big issues in Argentina.

Today heralds the official second birthday of Stoppage Time International Football Blog and I am pleased to say that the number of visits to the blog has increased significantly over the last twelve months and I hope that the numbers will rise once again in 2012.

The first year of the blog, going from December 2009-November 2010 saw a decent number of 37,533 visits in its fledgling days.

By Chris Wright

It's been a few days now since Mike Jones screwed up the vast majority of football betting markets up and down the length and breadth of the internet by awarding Newcastle that dodgy penalty at Old Trafford a penalty many saw as overdue punishment for a team that 'never concede penalties'.

By Greg Evans

It's been a few days now since Mike Jones screwed up the vast majority of football betting markets up and down the length and breadth of the internet by awarding Newcastle that dodgy penalty at Old Trafford a penalty many saw as overdue punishment for a team that 'never concede penalties'.

By Chris Wright

It's been a few days now since Mike Jones screwed up the vast majority of football betting markets up and down the length and breadth of the internet by awarding Newcastle that dodgy penalty at Old Trafford a penalty many saw as overdue punishment for a team that 'never concede penalties'.

The agent of Eduardo Vargas has revealed that Liverpool and Arsenal are the latest clubs interested in securing the services of the 22-year-old Chile international.
The English teams will have to fight off AC Milan and Inter in the race for the Universidad de Chile forward who is considered one of the hottest properties in South American football.

South American football blog: Why this is the strangest Copa Sul-Americana for years

For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Saturday is South America day, and here's I Like Football Me's Euan Marshall with his take on the week's big issues in the region.

Vélez Sarsfield suffered a setback in Quito in the first leg of their Copa Sudamericana semi-final, away to LDU Quito. With two goals from Hernán Barcos, the Argentine former Racing and Huracán striker, Liga won 2-0 at home to set ... Continue reading →

South American football blog: Struggling Argentina need to find a way of harnessing their star or World Cup could get Messi

For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day.

South American football blog: Struggling Argentina need to find a way of harnessing their star or World Cup could get Messi

For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day.

South American football blog: Struggling Argentina need to find a way of harnessing their star or World Cup could get Messi

For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day.

South American football blog: Struggling Argentina need to find a way of harnessing their star or World Cup could get Messi

For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day.

South American football blog: Struggling Argentina need to find a way of harnessing their star or World Cup could get Messi

For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day.

South American football blog: Struggling Argentina need to find a way of harnessing their star or World Cup could get Messi

For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day.

South American football blog: Struggling Argentina need to find a way of harnessing their star or World Cup could get Messi

For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day.

South American football blog: Struggling Argentina need to find a way of harnessing their star or World Cup could get Messi

For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day.

South American football blog: Struggling Argentina need to find a way of harnessing their star or World Cup could get Messi

For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day.

Quite honestly, we dread images like this. They only remind us of our continuing failure to cover South American football in any depth. Image: REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian.

'He's a defender's nightmare'

Luis Suarez's four-goal salvo for Uruguay against Chile on Friday night perfectly illustrated the all-round talent Liverpool's No.7 possesses in his armoury, according to South American football expert Tim Vickery.

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Argentina's qualifying campaign for the 2014 World Cup hit another bump in the road on Friday afternoon where, in the glorious Monumental sunshine, Bolivia took the lead and eventually held the hosts to a 1-1 draw in the third round ... Continue reading →

Thursday night was the time for Vélez Sarsfield's quarter-final second leg in the 2011 Copa Sudamericana, and it was a brilliant match. Having drawn the first leg 1-1 away to Santa Fe of Colombia last week, Vélez stormed into a ... Continue reading →

By Eric Beard

Still only 19 years old, Neymar, alongside his agent and his club, persistently fought transfer talk throughout the summer transfer window, but ultimately he stayed in Brazil. Could he be playing every Sunday in front of hundreds of millions of viewers right now?

South American football blog: How hooligan turf war is threatening to overshadow Boca Juniors' season

For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Saturday is South America day, and here's Valderramarama's Ed Malyon with his take on the week's big issues in Argentina.

South American football blog: Brazil's thrilling season set for exciting climax

This season MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Saturday is South America day, and here's I Like Football Me's Euan Marshall with his take on the week's big issues in the region.

South American football blog: It's Boca Juniors' league the rest of Argentina just plays in it

For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Saturday is South America day, and here's Valderramarama's Ed Malyon with his take on the week's big issues in Argentina.

Defending Copa Sudamericana champions exited the tournament at the hands of 2009 winners Liga de Quito on Wednesday night, winning 1-0 on the night in the Estadio Libertadores de América but losing 2-1 on aggregate by virtue of Liga's 2-0 ... Continue reading →

Tuesday night saw Argentina's second qualifier for the 2014 World Cup, and an historic result in Puerto La Cruz. In eighteen previous matches between Argentina and Venezuela, Argentina had won every single one, but tonight Venezuela played better and got ... Continue reading →

South American football blog: Searching for Gio Moreno on Twitter and Veron hangs up his boots

For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Saturday is South America day, and here's Valderramarama's Ed Malyon with his take on the week's big issues in Argentina.

Alejandro Sabella, after playing four friendlies of dubious importance, finally had his competitive debut as Argentina manager on Friday evening, and it could hardly have gone better. Chile provided tricky opposition and deserved more for their own efforts, but Sabella's ... Continue reading →

It was inevitable, in spite of a certain lack of cohesion in their play to date, that at some point River Plate were going to click and put in a good team performance, and that their opponents that day were ... Continue reading →

In the Superclásico de las Américas, Argentina's domestic national team lost 2-0 to their Brazilian counterparts on Wednesday night in Belém, going down to a 2-0 aggregate loss. Lucas opened the scoring for Brazil, and Vélez Sarsfield defender Emiliano Papa ... Continue reading →

Fair play to CLeague champions Phnom Penh Crown for making it to the AFC President's Cup Final last weekend. They met hosts Taiwan Power and of course won 6-0! Nah, did they bollocks! They lost 3-2 and had three players sent off when the ref, whose name may not have been Homer, decided not to award the Cambodian team a 'nailed on' penalty deep in injury time.

South American football blog: How Julio Cesar Falcioni has got Boca juniors jumping again

For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Saturday is South America day, and here's Valderramarama's Ed Malyon with his take on the week's big issues in Argentina.

Wherever he goes, Maradona makes sure to put his very special touches.
The video is self explanatory,
In another funny incident in South America, in a game between Nacional and Universidad de Chile was abandoned after Milciades Saldivar was struck by what Uruguayan media have suggested was a cash register roll.

South American football blog: Have Argentina finally found a formation to make most of Messi?

For the new season, MirrorFootball is teaming up with some of the blogosphere's best new writers to bring you even more great football reads every single day. Saturday is South America day, and here's Valderramarama's Ed Malyon with his take on the week's big issues in Argentina.

Vélez Sarsfield have had a woeful start to the season, by their own high standards, but on Thursday night their engine finally crunched and ground into the gear they'd been looking for, and the result was a 4-0 thrashing of ... Continue reading →