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yourweeklyfootballhistorylesson: Sócrates along with Corinthian’s teammate Wladimir established the Corinthians Democracy Movement in the early 1980s that would become a form of protest against the military’s control and also a tool to spread their message of the power of democracy. With the full backing of club president Waldemar Pires, Sócrates and his colleagues took control of Corinthians and established a fully democratic approach to all team issues. “Everyone at the club had the same right to vote – the person who looked after the kit and the club president, all their votes had the same weight” Sócrates explained.

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Sócrates along with Corinthian’s teammate Wladimir established the Corinthians Democracy Movement in the early 1980s that would become a form of protest against the military’s control and also a tool to spread their message of the power of democracy. With the full backing of club president Waldemar Pires, Sócrates and his colleagues took control of Corinthians and established a fully democratic approach to all team issues. “Everyone at the club had the same right to vote – the person who looked after the kit and the club president, all their votes had the same weight” Sócrates explained.

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