A joint initiative by the Italian government and the Italian Football Association (FIGC) will soon result in the banning of number 88 on football shirts in Italy, DW reported. Aimed at combating anti-semitism in football stadiums, this is a part of a larger initiative that will also see the introduction of a code of ethics in accordance with the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. Among other concrete measures in the package is a call on referees to suspend any match in which antisemitic acts are observed, the DW report stated. “It is an appropriate and effective response to an intolerable prejudice...