In the death of Socrates, an entire generation of football lovers in India have lost a player who made them fall under the spell of Brazilian artistry and skill. Eye-rubbing wonder at anything ...

Brazilian football legend Socrates has been remembered by the man who gave him his final game in football. Garforth Town owner Simon Clifford called him 'a tremendously brave and courageous' man whose ...

Cristiano Ronaldo is "sad" at Real Madrid. Cesc Fabregas is "unhappy" at Barcelona. Both are players who actively agitated for moves to their current clubs—who suggested in no uncertain terms that ...

Brazilians are mourning the death of legendary soccer player and political activist Socrates, who died Sunday of septic shock due to an intestinal infection. Socrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza ...

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 ...

Brendan is a sports reporter at The Irish News. He has worked at the media outlet since January 1999 and specialises in GAA, soccer and boxing. He has been the Republic of Ireland soccer correspondent ...

With an unwavering fondness for cigarettes and alcohol, the lifestyle of Brazilian football legend Socrates would probably be met with a disapproving eye from many managers in the modern game. But ...

Socrates made the ball dance. The Brazilian was football’s king of cool in the Eighties, the epitome of lean, straight-backed elegance. Henry Winter 04 December 2011 • 7:00pm The master: Socrates, ...

Brazil legend Socrates has died at the age of 57 after suffering an intestinal infection. The idol of the 1982 World Cup was admitted to hospital on Thursday after falling ill during a meal at a hotel ...

Brazilians are mourning the death of legendary soccer player and political activist Socrates, who died Sunday of septic shock due to an intestinal infection. Socrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza ...