MIAMI police are cracking down on Scots putting cones on statues as the Tartan Army descend on the city ahead of their match against Brazil this week.
A viral video posted online shows a Scot placing a cone on a statue with a police siren going off immediately.
Tartan Army member Lauren Witherspoon, who posted the video, said: “We’re a wee bit away from the Miami police loving the Scots.
"I’ll be honest, I shat myself a wee bit there when that siren went off when he put the cone back. They're needing to lighten up a wee bit, but there’s still time for them. There’s still time.”
The traffic cone tradition is most associated with the statue of the Duke of Wellington outside the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow.
Since the late 1980s, a cone has been atop the statue’s head and it has been persistently replaced whenever it is removed.
Several Florida locals and US residents reacted to the video, with many apologising and saying "let the Scots have their fun".
One reacted: "We knew Florida would embarrass us. Sorry Scotland."
Another said: "Just come back to Boston, we’re more fun here."
Another added: "Meanwhile the cones in Boston are still on all the statues' heads."
Elsewhere, American photojournalist Kevin Wiles wrote on social media: "Getting word from some of the #TartanArmy down in Florida that Miami PD is removing the cones almost as fast as they can put them up ..."
The official Tartan Army Twitter/X account replied with a gif of US late night TV show host Jimmy Fallon sticking out his tongue putting his thumb down.
The City of Miami have been contacted for comment.
Boston’s mayor admitted she placed on traffic cone on a statue amid the Tartan Army’s antics going viral.
Mayor Michelle Wu laughed when asked about the trend by journalists, after she officially made Boston and Glasgow sister cities.
She said: “I think we may see some lingering traditions from their visit, and I have to admit I also put a cone on Bill Russell’s head outside today.
“It’s been fun. I mean, the cones are pretty fun.”
Wu added: “I think that it’s such a sense of playful, joyful surprise when you can see that happening.
“We do need cones that need to be in the right place to stay in the right place, so we need to find additional cones for that, but it’s just a sense of joy everywhere.”
