How did Socrates' experiences as a footballer shape his political views?

Dec 6, 2011 ... The charismatic Brazilian giant Socrates, a legendary figure of sporting cool in the 1980s, when he enjoyed his regal pomp and his colourful ... Dec 4, 2011 ... "The (hospital) announces with profound sadness the death of ex-player Socrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira at 0430 (local ... 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 ... Dec 4, 2011 ... Former Brazil captain Socrates, the clever playmaker who captained Brazil at the 1982 football World Cup, died on Sunday. He was 57. It was to pay tribute to the common folk that I conditioned my permanence in Brazilian football to the approval of free elections,” said. Sócrates at the time. 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 ... A stunning new authorized biography of Socrates—the iconic 1982 captain of Brazil's greatest national soccer team to never win the World Cup ... Mar 9, 2017 ... “If Sócrates looked after himself like Zico, who doesn't smoke, he would be the best player in Brazil,” Telê said. “For now, Sócrates makes up ... He was a socialist who voted for a return of Brazil's monarchy, a fiercely independent individual who was the ultimate team player, and a romantic who married ... Socrates and Plato weren't Brazilian footballers. They were Greek philosophers. Socrates y Platón no eran futbolistas brasileños. Eran filósofos griegos.