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Sócrates - midfielder and anti-dictatorship resister
Brazil and Corinthians midfielder, doctor of medicine and philosophy, Sócrates also organised demonstrations of opposition to Brazil's military dictatorship.
Born Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira, Sócrates captained Brazil at both the 1982 and 1986 World Cups.
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Fantasy world cup 2006
1. Wayne
2. John.
3. jef costello
Fantasy football Premiership 2005-6
1. Wayne
JJB workers to go out on strike
The BBC are reporting that unionised workers at Greater Manchester-based JJB Sports plan to go on strike next week calling for better wages and conditions, according to the GMB Union.
The GMB said 266 workers at the JJB distribution warehouse in Martland Park, Wigan, are taking action on Tuesday and Thursday.
There will also be a continuous ban on overtime from Tuesday morning as workers protest against a 3% pay rise.
Union negotiators are seeking a higher basic rate for warehouse staff.
They are also calling for equal access to a bonus scheme.
The great Olympic rip-off
Rob Ray reveals the double standards being applied as the sporting juggernaught tears up London
While businesses in the designated Olympic village are being given a custom-built new home, local groups are being fobbed off with derisory amounts while being moved to poor locations.
Ryder Cup clothing workers to strike
Workers making clothes for the European Ryder Cup golf team, will begin a work-to-rule and overtime ban on Friday.
The action at Mackinnon of Scotland, a subsidiary of Edinburgh Wool Mill, will begin on the same day as the tournament begins, with a series of strikes to follow if the dispute is not resolved.
Workers voted 85% in favour of the action, after Edinburgh Wool Mill refused to make a pay offer, according to the Community trade union.
