Brazil football legend Socrates dies at the age of 57 following short illness
By Ashley Gray
Last updated at 9:54 AM on 4th December 2011
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Brazil legend Socrates has died at the age of 57 after suffering an intestinal infection.
The idol of the 1982 World Cup was admitted to hospital on Thursday after falling ill during a meal at a hotel in Sao Paulo.
It was the third time in four months that he had been treated at an intensive care unit since alcohol abuse caused his stomach to haemorrhage in August.
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