Italian parliament ban shirt number once worn by Gigi Buffon from Serie A due to neo-Nazi links
The Italian parliament has moved to ban the no.88 shirt from being worn in football due to its neo-Nazi connotations.
The minister for sport and youth, and the minister for the interior have signed a declaration of intent to ban the shirt number as part of a fight against antisemitism.Now interior minister Matteo Piantedosi has stopped any repeatsAs part of a document that looks to make various commitments to help stop anti-semitism, one of them will prohibit clubs from assigning the no.88 shirt.
The number has been used by neo-Nazi groups to symbolise ‘Heil Hitler’ with the letter H being the eighth number of the alphabet. The minister of the interior, Matteo Piantedosi, said in a statement: "With this document the reference to the international definition of antisemitism is implemented. “Thus, there is the prohibition of the use of symbols reminiscent of Nazism by fans, the obligation for members to use non-discriminatory language at all public events and the definition of the methods for the suspension of matches in case of incidents of discrimination.
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