Brazil football legend Socrates dies at 57

**MIG-31** · Dec 4, 2011, 05:44 PM

Former Brazil captain Socrates has died at the age of 57.
He had been in a critical condition with an intestinal infection since being admitted to intensive care on Friday at a hospital in Sao Paulo.

BBC Sport - Brazil football legend Socrates dies at 57

Callandor · Dec 4, 2011, 05:46 PM

That's sad, may he rest in peace.

BlueMak · Dec 4, 2011, 07:42 PM

Rest in Peace.

mkk · Dec 4, 2011, 08:27 PM

Footballer, Doctor, Politician for democracy in the face of fascist rule. Socrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira was an icon to many.

Cow_160483 · Dec 7, 2011, 07:00 AM

I am not so much of a soccer fan but i did know about him, may he rest in piece..

Dec 4, 2011, 05:44 PM	#1
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Dec 4, 2011, 05:46 PM	#2
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BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,475 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	Re: Brazil football legend Socrates dies at 57 Rest in Peace. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Dec 4, 2011, 08:27 PM	#4
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Dec 7, 2011, 07:00 AM	#5
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