Sócrates: the talent, the icon and the activist, with author Andrew Downie

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He was a footballer with a drink problem and various inner demons. And yet he was a genius; one of the greats. He was also a doctor and political activist - an icon for the working-classes of Brazil. There'll surely never be another Sócrates. Author of Doctor Sócrates, Andrew Downie, joined us to discuss the Corinthians legend and the book he authored on the man.

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