Did Socrates face any significant criticisms as a footballer or public figure?

Simply known as Socrates, he became known as a Brazilian footballer who played midfield. His medical degree and his political awareness earned him the nickname, ... Jun 24, 2017 ... A reluctant, chain-smoking, beer-swigging footballer captain the greatest football nation in the world. Jan 1, 2017 ... A stunning new biography of Socrates, the iconic captain of the greatest Brazil side never to win the World Cup. Sep 30, 2019 ... Socrates and Aristotle debate football defence ... Socrates and his philosopher mate Aristotle discuss the Australian Matilda's heartbreaking loss ... Feb 10, 2020 ... This is because a match dubbed “the greatest football game of all time” has just been played, and Italy have won, beating a star-studded ... Dec 6, 2011 ... Now we walk the forgotten byways of football with a lonely tread, searching for the beautiful, the bewildering, the haunting, and the absurd. Dec 8, 2011 ... Socrates, who played at the 1986 World Cup finals, was a flamboyant footballer who boasted a myriad of contradictions. He was a qualified doctor ... Dec 2, 2022 ... Socrates won the carioca championship with the Rossoneri and at the 1986 World Cup he was again the captain of the Brazilian national team. Mar 9, 2017 ... One of the main reasons Sócrates had chosen football over medicine was to play in sport's most glamorous tournament, and he took a conscious ... Jan 30, 2012 ... It's been my privilege to be introduced to some of the greatest stars Brazilian football ever produced, Pele, Rivelino, Jairzinho, Gerson, ...