How did Socrates balance his intellectual image with his footballing career?

Mar 31, 2018 ... The 1978 campaign in Argentina was the low point, A Seleção for the first time played defensive football and it was rejected by everyone in ... Dec 5, 2011 ... The visionary midfielder who served as captain and orchestrator of the last Brazilian team to embody their country's “joga bonito” (“beautiful game”) ... A stunning new biography of Socrates—the iconic 1982 captain of Brazil's greatest national soccer team to never win the World Cup ... Sócrates (19 February 1954 – 4 December 2011) was a Brazilian football player. He has played for the Brazil national team. He died in hospital of septic shock. Jul 21, 2010 ... Brazil football legend on the World Cup, Olympics and lessons of life. Jun 30, 2009 ... ... soccer 'Knowledge Department'. The newspaper was asked to investigate the claim that “Brazilian footballer Sócrates … spent some of his ... Jan 3, 2020 ... It's been eight years since legendary footballer Sócrates died. But the inspirational Brazilian's legacy lives on. Dec 6, 2011 ... The daimon of the Brazilian Sócrates, though, lacked the consistency ... Football Club in the Northern Counties East Division One league. Dec 5, 2011 ... Socrates fell ill during a meal on Thursday and was taken to hospital with a suspected case of food poisoning, before being placed in intensive ... Jun 11, 2014 ... Unlike many of the great Brazilian players, Sócrates, who didn't become a professional until age 24, remained an outspoken political voice ...