Public Awareness & Discussion

Dec 4, 2011 ... Socrates, Brazilian football legend, dies at the age of 57 after food poisoning from infected beef stroganoff ... Brazilian football legend ... Looking for Fine Art Print World Cup 1982, Brazilian Footballer, Socrates, in great shape? Whoppah! It's yours for €31 or make an offer now. Not happy? Aug 6, 2020 ... Indeed, Sócrates was almost as noted for his left-wing politics as his football. Born into an intellectual household, unlike many Brazilian ... Oct 18, 2022 ... Senegalese footballer Sadio Mané is the recipient of the inaugural Socrates Award, presented at the 2022 Ballon D'or ceremony. Sócrates began playing professional football for Botofogo-SP in 1974 before transferring to Corinthians in 1978, the club at which he spent most of his career. A hugely talented athlete who graduated in medicine yet drank and smoked to excess. The attacking midfielder stood out - and not just because of his 6'4" frame. 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. The first working class team in Brazil, Corinthians was set up by immigrant labourers in São Paulo in a time when football in Brazil was an elitist sport, ... Jul 21, 2010 ... "The best thing that football gave me was the chance to get to know human beings. I got to meet people who suffered a lot and also those on the ... 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, ...