(Reuters) - Uruguay President Jose Mujica has changed his mind and committed his government to policing football matches, saying he could not expect clubs to hire private security, media reported on Wednesday.
"I couldn't ask the club presidents to command a private army," Mujica was quoted by the daily El Pais (www.ovaciondigital.com.uy) as saying after a meeting with club and players' union officials in Montevideo on Tuesday.
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