Sócrates by Dan Leydon
Sócrates by Dan Leydon
Sócrates by Dan Leydon
He was a doctor, “O Doutor” even. He was a world class footballer, and a world class revolutionary who was the heart of soul of Brazil’s 1982 World Cup side. He also brought democracy to his club Corinthians, which had an echo effect throughout the country.
He helped create a brand of “hypnotic football, football as sorcery, impossibly languid and creative, as louche and seductive as Bowie and Jagger and Richards all rolled into one.” He was Brazilian futebol’s philosopher king, and while he is gone, his spirit lives on in his country. [Find more of Dan Leydon work here, and get it here. Posted by Eric.]
