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Why has Italian soccer banned the number 88?

Italian soccer has issued a statement to all their clubs that the number 88 can no longer be used in any competition.

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© Serie ANo more no.88 in Italy

The Italian soccer federation issued a decree stating that all affiliated clubs must cease to use the number 88 on their jerseys effective immediately. The No. 88 is a numerical code for “Heil Hitler”, the call sign to the World War II Nazi leader.

In March, a Lazio “fan” sported the 88 shirt with the name “Hitlerson” on the back, the supporter was banned for life of ever attending a Lazio match.

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The Italian government and soccer federation have coordinated the stance with the addition of the code of ethics in accordance with the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.

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Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi stated that the actions are “an adequate and efficient response to intolerable prejudice that too often arises in our stadiums.”

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