Socrates “Soc” Sakolevidis was born in ... As a young man, he was a talented soccer player. Teammates would comment on his large hands, which led to his success on the field as a goalie.

Socrates went from captaining Brazil at the World Cup to playing in West Yorkshire's non-league, but quickly left because it ...

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Notable former players include Rivellino, Socrates and more recently ... of all time in a global poll of experts conducted by World Soccer magazine in 2007. Italy's most popular and most ...

While Major League Soccer has a crop of players new to the league this season, many of the key figures from last season are back.

Soccer fans sometimes imagine that they themselves could potentially perform at the highest levels of the sport, just like ...

The award was only open to European natives until 1995 - and it now feels like a crime these legends weren't honoured 😬🏆 ...

The stakes increased significantly with each consecutive game of the tournament, but Yaniv Bazini’s halftime routine remained exactly the same. The clapping of a restless crowd gradually ...

A Spanish women’s soccer player has denied allegations that she grabbed an opposing player’s crotch and questioned her gender during a recent game. Video of FC Barcelona player María Pilar ...

Among qualified players in the Big Five European leagues per FBref, a soccer stats database, as of Feb. 11 he's in the top 25 for non-penalty goals and assists per 90 and just outside the top 20 ...