Doctor Socrates

'Compelling from start to finish...Downie does full justice to an extraordinary life' Pete Davies, author of All Played Out . A stunning new biography of Socrates, the iconic captain of the greatest Brazil side never to win the World Cup. Socrates was always special. A hugely talented athlete who graduated in medicine yet drank and smoked to excess . The attacking midfielder stood out - and not just because of his 6'4" frame. Fans were enthralled by his inch-perfect passes, his coolnes