One man, One vote
Today in 2011 Brazilian footballer Sócrates passed away. This is a story about the role he and his team played in restoring democracy to Brazil.
Vasilis Xatzipanagis: The “Greek Maradona”
Born in exile, excelled in football and played for two national teams.
Otto Fritz ‘Tull’ Harder: From German hero to Nazi war criminal
Player who commanded Hannover-Ahlem, a Nazi concentration camp.
Eduard Streltsov: Seeking a place in History
A “Russian Pele”, but his career was ruined by years in the Gulag.
Jörg Berger: Forced out by the Stasi
An East German who escaped to West Germany.
Ferenc Puskas: Legend in two Worlds
Hungarian captain who took refuge and became a superstar in Spain.
Bruno Neri: Partisan Commander
Football player in resistance to fascism.
Eusebio: The Black Pearl
Eusebio came from a poor background in Mozambique and became a superstar.
Gyula Grosics: The Rebel who stayed
Gyula Grosics was a national sporting hero who tried to defect from Communist Hungary in 1949.
Vsevolod Bobrov: Soviet Olympic Hero
Playing football and ice hockey at high levels, one of his teams was disbanded by Josef Stalin.
