What was Socrates' relationship like with his family?

Dec 27, 2023 ... Thanks to his upbringing, the iconic Brazilian was not just a footballer but also a thinker, philosopher, and medical student even before his ... ... Brazil team never to win the World Cup'. – Aidan Smith, The Scotsman. 'Socrates was one of Brazil's footballing icons... ... Sócrates: Footballer, Philosopher ... Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira (19 February 1954 – 4 December 2011), simply known as Sócrates [ˈsɔkɾat͡ʃis], was a Brazilian ... Andrew Downie is the Brazilian football correspondent for Reuters, and has lived in the country for fifteen years. He has written on football for GQ, The ... Apr 3, 2017 ... Playing football is a political act and Brazilian footballers, Socrates said shortly before he died in 2011, lack the education or the desire to ... Jul 24, 2014 ... A man with long hair and beard wearing a yellow shirt in front of a blue sky. Brazilian footballer Socrates at a World Cup qualifying match. Sòcrates with the Brazilian national team at the World Cup in 1986. Photo: Images courtesy of Getty Images. In Brazil, football too was being organised in an ... 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 ... Mar 22, 2017 ... As Henk Ten Cate might say: “No, of course not.” And yet, just like T-1000 in Terminator 2, this beautiful Irish football myth simply refuses to ... Apr 25, 2020 ... The sight of chain-smoking Brazilian football legend Socrates with a blanket covering his knees in the Garforth Town dugout will live long ...