Editing Fabien Barthez (section)

==Personal life==
Through his career, Barthez was known for his active romantic life, and dated Canadian model [[Linda Evangelista]].<ref name="grado zero"/><ref name="Barthez cries"/><ref name="losing"/><ref name="Barthez ignores"/><ref name=vogueuk>{{cite news|last1=Craven|first1=Jo|title=Linda Evangelista biography|url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/spy/biographies/linda-evangelista-biography|work=Vogue UK|date=11 May 2011|access-date=26 November 2014}}</ref> She became pregnant but miscarried, six months into the pregnancy.<ref name=nymag>{{cite web|title=Linda Evangelista|url=http://nymag.com/fashion/models/levangelista/lindaevangelista/|website=New York Magazine|access-date=13 June 2014|archive-date=13 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213221053/https://nymag.com/fashion/models/levangelista/lindaevangelista/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=hello2006>{{cite web|title=Linda's Delight As She Confirms Baby News |url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/canada/2006/06/15/lindaevangelista/ |website=Hello Magazine |access-date=13 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714224514/http://www.hellomagazine.com/canada/2006/06/15/lindaevangelista/ |archive-date=14 July 2014 }}</ref><ref name=barthez-evangelista>{{cite news|last1=Dow|first1=Ian|title=Linda's Feeling Fab as She Plans to Wed Barthez|url=https://www.questia.com/article/1G1-77473499/linda-s-feeling-fab-as-she-plans-to-wed-barthez#/|access-date=26 November 2014|work=Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)|date=24 August 2001}}</ref> The couple broke up in 2000,<ref name=riviera>{{cite news|last1=Moss|first1=Adam|last2=Hart|first2=Christine|title=Fab In Bar Bust-up; Exclusive: Man United Goalie Is Net Winner after Rumpus over Married Date|url=https://www.questia.com/article/1G1-66861828/fab-in-bar-bust-up-exclusive-man-united-goalie-is#/|access-date=26 November 2014|work=The People (London, England)|date=12 November 2000}}</ref> reunited in 2001,<ref name=barthez-evangelista/> and then officially ended their relationship in 2002. Barthez is a smoker.<ref name="grado zero">{{cite news|url=http://carotenuto.blogautore.repubblica.it/2014/07/12/barthez-il-grado-zero-della-parata/|title=Barthez, il grado zero della parata|newspaper=La Repubblica|language=it|author1=Fabien Barthez|date=12 July 2014|access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="Barthez ignores"/> Known for his eccentric and superstitious personality,<ref name="grado zero"/><ref name="losing"/> Barthez often wore red briefs underneath his goalkeeping shorts, and usually cut off the sleeves of his goalkeeping jersey. Although most starting goalkeepers are usually assigned the [[Squad number (association football)|number 1 shirt]], he instead chose to wear the number 16 shirt.<ref name="grado zero"/><ref name="clown">{{cite news|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2004/06/17/barthez-il-ritorno-altro-che-clown-io.html|title=Barthez, il ritorno Altro che clown io sono un grande|newspaper=La Repubblica|language=it|author1=Emilio Marrese|date=17 June 2004|access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref> He is a practicing [[Zen|Zen Buddhist]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2001-03-08 |title=The eccentric Barthez |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/1209025.stm |access-date=2025-04-24 |work=[[BBC]] |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lawrence |first=Ken |date=30 January 2001 |title=Barthez looks like a Buddhist with a blind spot |url=http://www.espnfc.com/england/news/2001/0130/20010130barthezfeat.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307100504/http://www.espnfc.com/england/news/2001/0130/20010130barthezfeat.html |archive-date=7 March 2016 |access-date=6 March 2016 |publisher=[[ESPN]]}}</ref>