How did Socrates use his platform as a footballer to advocate for political change?

Dec 5, 2011 ... Brazilian Football Legend Socrates Dies, Aged 57 ... Former Brazil captain Socrates, who played in the great 1982 Brazilian side which was widely- ... Jun 11, 2014 ... Sócrates was a rare athlete whose outsized personality and effervescent humanity transcended the game. His interests, talents, and achievements ... Socrates Soccer Brazil Sports Trading Cards & Accessories · 1986 Reyauca Campeonata Mundial Futbol Mexico 86 Socrates #150 · 1986 Dandy Gum World Cup Playing ... The first working class team in Brazil, Corinthians was set up by immigrant labourers in São Paulo in a time when football in Brazil was an elitist sport, ... Dec 4, 2011 ... Sócrates, the soccer great and medical doctor who transcended the sport through his involvement in Brazil's pro-democracy movement and his outspoken defense of ... 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”) ... Dec 4, 2011 ... To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. ... Former Brazil captain Socrates has died at the age of 57. He had been in a ... Jun 15, 2018 ... HUGH MACDONALD: There is an unassailable truth about Socrates, Brazilian player, doctor and medic. He was legend made of fragile flesh and ... Oct 6, 2022 ... “Corinthians Democracy concerned football but at the same time not only football. It embodied the dream of every Brazilian of removing the ... Mar 28, 2013 ... We're talking about one of my favorite soccer players — the late, great, larger than life Brazilian, Socrates. It's not an enthusiasm I ...