Football hooligans' mums steward match to stop violence
A leading Brazilian football club has come up with a novel idea to tackle the problem of hooliganism among fans.
Sport Club of Recife, who play in the country's top division, hired and trained thirty mothers of their regular fans as match day stewards without their sons knowing. The aim was to deter the fans from creating trouble.
蜜芽传媒 Radio 5 Live's Phil Williams spoke to South America Football Correspondent Tim Vickery about why it worked.
This clip is originally from Phil Williams on Monday 9th February 2015
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