Police help show racism red card

The tournament was part of a fortnight of action against racism

Officers from Strathclyde Police have been showing off their footballing skills as part of the "Show Racism the Red Card" initiative.

The force team won a football tournament that took place at Dalziel Sports Ground in Carfin at the weekend.

Strathclyde Fire & Rescue, the Scottish Ambulance Service, and the Lanarkshire Central Mosque also took part.

The teams were cheered on by Scotland coach Alex McLeish, local councillors, and players from Motherwell FC.

The tournament was part of a fortnight action aimed at celebrating diversity and tackling discrimination.

The teams were pretty tough this year, but our real challenge is making sure we get the message across that racism will not be tolerated Pc Allan Wylie Strathclyde Police

Scottish football teams have been holding up red cards at the start of matches in a show of support for the anti-racism campaign.

Strathclyde Police won their final game against Lanarkshire Central Mosque 2-0.

Pc Allan Wylie, of the community safety department in Uddingston, said: "If it wasn't for the fact that I can still see the bruises, I would have thought that I'd dreamt that we won the tournament.

"The teams were pretty tough this year, but our real challenge is making sure we get the message across that racism will not be tolerated.

He added: "Although this was a sporting event, it's not just on the field that we want to wipe out racism and bigotry, it's across every aspect of our lives and community that we need to make it clear it's unacceptable."