Italy has banned the No. 88 shirt from any level of football next season because of its links to neo-Nazi groups.
FIGC president Gabriele Gravina recently signed an agreement that would prohibit players from wearing the No. 88 shirt.
This comes after an incident that took place in March when a Lazio fan was spotted wearing a shirt with the No. 88 on its back. The shirt read ‘Hitlerson’ as the name.
Parma’s Gianluigi Buffon, Atalanta’s Mario Pasalic, and more are among the most high-profile footballers who don the shirt number for their respective clubs.
The fan who wore the No. 88 shirt during the Roma derby, faced charges under the 1993 Mancino Law. The law goes against the people who perform chants regarding fascism or Nazism.
