Brazilian football club hires hooligans’ MOTHERS to help curb violence Sport Club do Recife, in northern Brazil, took the unusual step of hiring 30 mothers to patrol the game against long-time rival Nautico after a rise in football-related violence in recent years.

A Brazilian soccer club hired moms as security guards to stop fan violence The "Clássico dos Clássicos" rivalry between Brazilian soccer clubs Sport Club do Recife and Náutico can turn violent, so Recife got creative. The club decided to hire fans' mothers as...