Has Socrates' story been used as inspiration for other athletes or public figures?

May 2, 2017 ... Sócrates was one of the coolest footballers of all time and captain of the 1982 Brazil side, arguably the greatest team never to win the World ... Sep 21, 2022 ... The Ballon d'Or organisers said on Wednesday they are adding a humanitarian prize to this year's ceremony named for Socrates the elegant Brazil midfielder. Nov 7, 2018 ... Socrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira, in short Sócrates, was a Brazilian football player, an intellectual, politically ... Feb 10, 2020 ... During the 1970s, the rigid and authoritarian structure of rule imposed upon Brazil fed into the nation's football clubs. At Corinthians a ... Dec 24, 2018 ... ... to other great Brazilian football players? All related (34). Recommended. Profile photo for Assistant. Assistant. Bot. ·. 8mo. Dec 5, 2011 ... Socrates's passing at the age of 57. The official cause of death was “septic shock from an intestinal infection” according to a São Paulo hospital statement. Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira (19 February 1954 – 4 December 2011), simply known as Sócrates [ˈsɔkɾat͡ʃis], was a Brazilian ... Dec 4, 2011 ... ... footballers. “Thank you for the beautiful goals, the graceful touches and the skilful football that only Socrates possessed.” Another former ... Dec 5, 2011 ... He's the kind of figure hard to find in football," added the left-back from the 1982 and 1986 Brazil teams. Socrates had been taken to hospital ... Jun 22, 2018 ... Glory before victory. Socrates transferred his politically aware approach to the game from club to international football when playing for ...