What were Socrates' thoughts on the influence of corporate sponsorship on sports and politics?

Jun 21, 2018 ... Andrew Downie spent years researching every facet of Socrates' life and the result of that – the excellent biography Doctor Socrates: Footballer ... Misses from Sócrates and Júlio César proved costly as France won 4-3 to dump Brazil out. The World Cup ended on a disappointing note for the Samba Boys but they ... May 20, 2009 ... Socrates, by which name we knew the Brazil football captain Socrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira, was a force of nature – and nicotine. 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, ... Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira (19 February 1954 – 4 December 2011), simply known as Sócrates [ˈsɔkɾat͡ʃis], was a Brazilian ... Jun 6, 2010 ... Phil York, the other football-mad member of the ETT, came up and asked me what I thought they would do if he asked them to sign his baseball cap ... Nov 29, 2022 ... In the 1970s and 80s, Brazilian footballer Sócrates used his sport as a vehicle to challenge a military dictatorship and speak out for democracy. Dec 4, 2011 ... Socrates is regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation, a cultured midfielder who won 60 caps for Brazil, scoring 22 goals. He ... Dec 13, 2011 ... To mark the passing of Brazilian football legend and political activist Sócrates, we have translated this article from the blog of Esquerda ... Dec 4, 2011 ... "(We) say goodbye to 'Magrao' with sadness but we also remain grateful for the honour of having seen one of the greatest players in football ...