This morning, legendary Brazilian footballer Socrates died after suffering an intestinal infection that developed into septic shock. One of the members of the FIFA 100, Socrates was a legendary ...

Socrates, former Brazilian football legend, passed away at the age of 57 at 4:30 a.m. on Sunday. He has been in-and-out of the hospital for four months because of a hemorrhage caused by high pressure ...

Sócrates. Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara. 1986 World Cup. Neymar. The Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro. 2016 Olympics. Two Brazilians leading their country on the world stage in front of capacity crowds. Both ...

Born Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira, Sócrates captained Brazil at both the 1982 and 1986 World Cups. Sòcrates has his father to thank for his unusual name. His father was from ...

Just over five years ago, when Brazil’s 1982 World Cup coach Tele Santana died, team captain Socrates recalled the scene in the dressing room after their elimination by Paolo Rossi’s Italy at the ...

How did how a reluctant, chain-smoking, beer-swigging footballer captain the greatest football nation in the world? Dhruv Munjal salutes the memories of Dr Socrates. IMAGE: Doctor Socrates: Footballer ...

The book has been translated into Persian by Farnoush Jafari. "Doctor Socrates: Footballer, Philosopher, Legend" delves into the multifaceted life of Brazilian footballer Socrates, who transcended the ...

Andrew Downie’s biography of footballer Socrates, Doctor Socrates: Footballer, Philosopher, Legend, is the fascinating story of a true legend. He was the most unlikely athlete ever. He smoked and ...

The charismatic Brazilian giant Socrates, a legendary figure of sporting cool in the 1980s, when he enjoyed his regal pomp and his colourful personality was showcased in successive World Cup ...

I met George Best once in my life, in the week before my wedding. My husband-to-be and I were strolling down the King’s Road and there was George, wine glass in hand, outside his favourite drinking ...

“I smoke, I drink and I think” is not the sort of thing professional soccer players usually say. It’s more what you expect to hear from a truculent student posing as a rebel intellectual. Sócrates was ...