Editing Roberto Baggio (section)

== Outside of professional football ==
=== Personal life ===
After his career threatening injury in 1985, Baggio, formerly a [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic]], converted to Buddhism, practicing [[Nichiren Buddhism]], and is a member of the [[Soka Gakkai International]] Buddhist organisation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/205886|title=Buddisti Soka Gakkai. Una Sabina vi convertirà|publisher=L'Espresso|language=it|author=Sandro Magister|date=4 September 1997|access-date=25 January 2016}}</ref> The captain's armband that he wore throughout his career bore the colours of this religious school (blue, yellow, and red) and the Japanese motto "We win. We must win" in ideograms of the language.<ref name="Has so much ever hung on a hamstring?"/><ref name="world at his feet">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-free-spirit-with-the-world-at-his-feet-1394514.html |title=Football: Free spirit with the world at his feet |work=The Independent |last1=Allsop |first1=Derick |date=16 February 1994 |access-date=19 April 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://sport.sky.it/calcio/serie-a/2017/03/05/fasce_da_capitanospeciali#09 |title=Da Belotti a Baggio: quando la fascia è speciale |publisher=sport.sky.it |language=it |date=5 March 2017 |access-date=19 April 2020 }}</ref> Despite his conversion, he married his long-time girlfriend Andreina Fabbi in 1989 in a traditional Roman Catholic ceremony. They have a daughter, Valentina (1990), and two sons, Mattia (1994) and Leonardo (2005).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pro-paul.net/baggio/english/biography.html|title=Roberto Baggio - Biography|access-date=29 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731001257/http://www.pro-paul.net/baggio/english/biography.html|archive-date=31 July 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://journeys-journal.blogspot.ca/2007/09/blog-post.html|title=R. Baggio|access-date=29 June 2012}}</ref>

Between 1991 and 2012, Baggio was the owner of a sporting goods store in Thiene, Vicenza, called ''Baggio Sport'', which he was eventually forced to close due to losses as a result of the [[2008 recession]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://corrieredelveneto.corriere.it/veneto/notizie/cronaca/2012/7-settembre-2012/chiude-negozio-roberto-baggio-sport--2111734175188.shtml?refresh_ce-cp|title=Chiude il negozio Roberto Baggio Sport|publisher=Il Corriere della Sera|language=it|author1=Giulio Todescan|date=7 September 2012|access-date=19 July 2015}}</ref>

In 2001, Baggio wrote an autobiography entitled ''{{lang|it|Una porta nel cielo}}'' (literally "A Door in the Sky", also known as "A Goal in the Sky"), including details about his career, childhood, religion, personal life and rifts with managers.<ref name="R.BaggioAutoBiography">{{harvnb|Baggio|2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goaldentimes.org/roberto-baggio-and-the-essence-of-buddhism/|title=Roberto Baggio and the Essence of Buddhism: "Baggio took all that in his stride silently and he later said that his Buddhist values had made him handle his toughest days with serenity"|publisher=Goaldentimes.org|access-date=2 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007071408/http://www.goaldentimes.org/roberto-baggio-and-the-essence-of-buddhism/|archive-date=7 October 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.raisport.rai.it/news/rubriche/libri/200111/28/3bf54ee905581/|title=Baggio: Una Porta Nel Cielo|website=rai.it|publisher=Rai Sport|language=it|date=28 November 2001|access-date=8 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090812012510/http://www2.raisport.rai.it/news/rubriche/libri/200111/28/3bf54ee905581/|archive-date=12 August 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> It won the award for best football book at the 2002 Serie A Awards.<ref name="Roberto Baggio: Statistiche"/>

Baggio has close ties with Argentina; he speaks [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and owns a ranch property in [[Rivera, Buenos Aires Province|Rivera]], where he enjoys hunting wild game.<ref name="nytimes.com"/> In March 2008, he gave a lengthy interview with ''La Gazzetta Dello Sport'', in which he revealed that he came to support Argentine club [[Boca Juniors]] due to their passionate fanbase.<ref name="Messi mi entusiasma"/>

In June 2024, Baggio sustained minor injuries during a robbery at his villa near [[Vicenza]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/soccer-baggio-azzuri-robbed-3c3942887efd86af78b46c0bfb53d484 |title=Retired Azzurri star Roberto Baggio robbed at home during Italy's loss to Spain |publisher=Associated Press |language=en |date=21 June 2024 |access-date=21 June 2024}}</ref>

=== Philanthropy ===
On 16 October 2002, Baggio was named a [[FAO Goodwill Ambassador|Goodwill Ambassador]] of the [[Food and Agriculture Organization]] of the [[United Nations]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fao.org/getinvolved/ambassadors/ambassadors/ambassadors-robertobaggio/en/ |title=FAO Ambassadors - Get Involved: Roberto Baggio |publisher=FAO.org |access-date=15 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516014018/http://www.fao.org/getinvolved/ambassadors/ambassadors/ambassadors-robertobaggio/en/ |archive-date=16 May 2012 }}</ref> Through the organisation, Baggio helped to fund hospitals, raise money for the victims of the Haiti earthquake, contribute to tackling bird flu, and was involved in the Burmese pro-democracy movement, which supported the opposition leader [[Aung San Suu Kyi]] and her release from prison.<ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/10/sports/soccer/10iht-SOCCER.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|title=Roberto Baggio, Former Soccer Star, Shines Through His Charity|newspaper=The New York Times|date=10 November 2010|access-date=1 September 2014}}</ref> Baggio was awarded the 2010 [[Man of Peace]] title in [[Hiroshima]], presented by the [[World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates]] in recognition of his charitable work and contribution to social justice and peace.<ref name=Man-of-peace>{{cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/a-very-sporting-gesture-110111400040_1.html |title=A very sporting gesture |work=Business Standard |location=New Delhi |date=14 November 2010 |access-date=29 August 2014}}</ref>

On 8 October 2008, Baggio appeared in a charity match between Milan and Fiorentina, which had been organised in honour of his former Fiorentina teammate Stefano Borgonovo to raise money for his foundation, his treatment and for [[Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis|ALS]] research.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Primo_Piano/2008/10/08/Borgonovo08.shtml|title=Borgonovo, notte da brividi|trans-title=Borgonovo, night of shivers|newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=it|date=8 October 2008|access-date=13 October 2008}}</ref> In 2014, Baggio was one of the many celebrities to take part in the "ALS [[Ice Bucket Challenge]]" to raise awareness about the disease and funds for ALS research.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.football-italia.net/54791/video-baggio-calls-als-research|title=Video: Baggio calls for ALS research|publisher=Football Italia|date=23 August 2014|access-date=1 December 2016}}</ref>

On 1 September 2014, Baggio took part in the "Match for Peace", which was played at the [[Stadio Olimpico]] in Rome, with the proceeds being donated to charity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.matchforpeace.org/?lang=en |title=Interreligious Match for Peace: 1/9/2014 |website=matchforpeace.org |access-date=1 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903092935/http://www.matchforpeace.org/?lang=en |archive-date=3 September 2014 }}</ref> Baggio set up [[Juan Iturbe]]'s goal and scored from a Diego Maradona assist.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/01-09-2014/calcio-partita-pace-baggio-dinho-eto-o-campo-il-papa-90323482706.shtml?rlabs=1|title=Il Papa a Maradona: "Ti aspettavo". Diego show con Baggio, poi si infuria: "Icardi non doveva giocare"|newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=it|date=1 September 2014|access-date=1 September 2014}}</ref> On 25 October 2014, Baggio participated in the opening  of the SGI Ikeda Cultural Center in Corsico, on the outskirts of Milan. It is the largest Buddhist center in Europe.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/27-10-2014/milano-baggio-inaugura-centro-buddista-piu-grande-d-europa-90869614731.shtml|title=Milano, Baggio inaugura il centro buddista più grande d'Europa|newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=it|date=27 October 2014|access-date=30 October 2014}}</ref>

=== Media and popular culture ===
In 1994, Italian satirist [[Corrado Guzzanti]] parodied Baggio's advertisement for Italian Petrol Company IP prior to the 1994 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.windoweb.it/guida/spettacolo/filmografia_corrado_guzzanti.htm|title=Corrado Guzzanti|language=it|access-date=8 July 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315121549/http://www.windoweb.it/guida/spettacolo/filmografia_corrado_guzzanti.htm|archive-date=15 March 2013}}</ref> Italian poet [[Giovanni Raboni]] composed the sonnet "Lode a Baggio" in a tribute to him.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Primo_Piano/2007/01_Gennaio/18/baggio.shtml|title=Baggio verso i 40 senza codino|newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=it|date=18 January 2007|access-date=10 June 2012}}</ref> He has been referenced in several songs, such as "Baggio, Baggio" by [[Lucio Dalla]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockol.it/recensione-1891/Lucio-Dalla-LUNA-MATANA|title=Lucio Dalla: Album - Luna Matana (Baggio, Baggio)|language=it|access-date=10 June 2012}}</ref> "[[Marmellata n. 25]]" by [[Cesare Cremonini (singer-songwriter)|Cesare Cremonini]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ilgiornale.it/spettacoli/cesare_cremonini_pop_maturo_conquisto_lestate/06-08-2005/articolo-id=20259-page=0-comments=1|title=Cesare Cremonini and "Baggio" by Miles Kane: Un pop Maturo Conquista l'Estate|publisher=Il Giornale|language=it|date=6 August 2005|access-date=10 June 2012|archive-date=28 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728114131/https://www.ilgiornale.it/news/cesare-cremonini-pop-maturo-conquisto-l-estate.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> and "[[Baggio (song)|Baggio]]"<ref>{{Citation |title=Baggio |date=17 May 2023 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/039GsP3Uy8n0l7JlZcADEg |access-date=23 May 2023 |language=en}}</ref> by [[Miles Kane]].

Baggio has featured in two Italian commercials which reference his infamous penalty miss in the 1994 World Cup final. The first was made for [[Wind Telecomunicazioni|Wind]] in 2000, and shows Baggio scoring the final penalty to win the tournament.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.repubblica.it/online/societa/baggio/baggio/baggio.html|title=Baggio e lo spot del rigore "E' la fine di un incubo"|newspaper=La Repubblica|language=it|access-date=8 July 2012}}</ref> The second, made for [[Johnnie Walker]] in 2001, showed how he managed to conquer his grief from the miss by believing in himself and scoring the equalising penalty against Chile in the 1998 World Cup.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/comment/4479088/Ad-of-the-week-Style-over-substance-at-Johnnie-Walker.html|title=Johnnie Walker ads - Baggio: Keep On Walking|location=London|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=23 January 2001|access-date=8 July 2012}}</ref> He has featured in several [[Diadora]] commercials, as he endorsed their products.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marketpress.info/notiziario_det.php?art=111430|title=Pubblicità: La Passione di Baggio, Cassano e Kuerten Per Diadora|website=marketpress.info|language=it|access-date=8 July 2012}}</ref> In July 2017, Diadora teamed up with Baggio once again to launch the new Signature Match Winner RB Capsule Collection.<ref name="Baggio on USA 94"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.diadora.com/en/us/stories/matchwinnerrb/|title=Respect the past, own the future|publisher=www.diadora.com|access-date=21 July 2017|archive-date=19 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719091811/http://www.diadora.com/en/us/stories/matchwinnerrb/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Baggio is popular in Japan, and has held close ties with the country since his conversion to Buddhism. He has endorsed several Japanese football video games, such as [[Human Entertainment]]'s ''[[Super Formation Soccer 95: della Serie A]]'',<ref>[[Super Formation Soccer 95: della Serie A]]</ref> and [[Sega]]'s ''[[Virtua Pro Football]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHK-NTZnfyk| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211115/mHK-NTZnfyk| archive-date=15 November 2021 | url-status=live|title=World Football Climax pub Roberto Baggio| website=[[YouTube]]| date=18 April 2008|access-date=1 July 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and ''[[Let's Make a Soccer Team!]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMXnwsBp0Hc| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227211459/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMXnwsBp0Hc| archive-date=27 February 2013 | url-status=dead|title=Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! Europe Championship pub#1 Roberto Baggio|website = [[YouTube]]|access-date=1 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz7iQ2YC5I4| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211115/Fz7iQ2YC5I4| archive-date=15 November 2021 | url-status=live|title=Pro Soccer Club o Tsukurou! Europe Championship pub#2 Roberto Baggio| website=[[YouTube]]| date=23 March 2008|access-date=1 July 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> An animated version of himself appeared in the Japanese football cartoon ''[[Captain Tsubasa]]'', best known in Italy as ''Che Campioni: Holly & Benji''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertobaggio.it/curiosita/|title=Robertobaggio.it: Curiosità|website=robertobaggio.it|language=it|access-date=8 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423120724/http://www.robertobaggio.it/curiosita/|archive-date=23 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In the [[Channel 4]] sitcom ''[[Father Ted]]'', Baggio (and [[Alessandro Costacurta]]) is mentioned during the 1995 episode "[[Grant Unto Him Eternal Rest]]" by Father Dougal McGuire (portrayed by [[Ardal O'Hanlon]]), who, when prompted to say the [[last rites]] in [[Latin]], ends up saying the footballers' names. (This stems from [[Graham Linehan]] and O'Hanlon being fans of ''[[Football Italia]]'').<ref>{{cite AV media|last1=Linehan |first1=Graham |author-link1=Graham Linehan |last2=Mathews |first2=Arthur |author-link2=Arthur Mathews (writer) |title=Father Ted DVD Commentaries |type=Podcast |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/father-ted-dvd-commentaries/id582800079 |access-date=6 April 2014 |location=United Kingdom |publisher=[[Channel 4]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517221107/https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/father-ted-dvd-commentaries/id582800079 |archive-date=17 May 2014 }}</ref> In the music video for the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]] song "[[Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)]]" by [[Shakira]],<ref name="World Cup video"/> footage of Baggio's goal against Spain and his penalty miss from the 1994 World Cup are shown.<ref name="World Cup video">{{cite news|url=http://esportes.terra.com.br/futebol/copa/2010/noticias/0,,OI4480146-EI14416,00-Shakira+lanca+clipe+de+Waka+Waka+musica+oficial+da+Copa.html|title=Shakira launches clip 'Waka Waka' Cup official music|publisher=Reforma|language=pt|date=8 June 2010|access-date=9 June 2010|archive-date=31 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331070734/http://esportes.terra.com.br/futebol/copa/2010/noticias/0,,OI4480146-EI14416,00-Shakira+lanca+clipe+de+Waka+Waka+musica+oficial+da+Copa.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Throughout his career, Baggio has been nicknamed the ''Divin' Codino'' ("Divine Ponytail" in Italian, a reference to the iconic hairstyle he wore for a large part of his career as well as his playing ability and Buddhist beliefs) and Robi, or Roby, by his fans.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Mondiali/28-05-2014/mondiale-1994-roberto-baggio-codino-brasile-finale-80777179611.shtml|title=È il Mondiale del Codino. I miracoli e le lacrime|newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=it|date=28 May 2014|access-date=2 September 2014}}</ref> An alter-ego of his is referenced in the Italian children's comics of "[[Mickey Mouse]]" and "[[DuckTales (1987 TV series)#DuckTales|Duck Tales]]" (Topolino) in the volume ''Topolino e il Giallo alla World Cup'' in which he is known as Roberto Paggio.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://coa.inducks.org/story.php?c=I+MG++451-A|title=Topolino e il Giallo alla World Cup|language=it|access-date=8 July 2012|archive-date=9 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140109224954/http://coa.inducks.org/story.php?c=I+MG++451-A|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2011, Italian sports newspaper ''La Gazzetta dello Sport'' issued a collection of DVDs entitled ''Io Che Sarò Roberto Baggio'' recounting his career.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://store.gazzetta.it/calcio/io-che-saro-roberto-baggio/KpSsEWcVRz4AAAEobWY3aqbV/ct|title=Io che sarò Roberto Baggio|newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport|language=it|access-date=10 June 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130218120457/http://store.gazzetta.it/calcio/io-che-saro-roberto-baggio/KpSsEWcVRz4AAAEobWY3aqbV/ct|archive-date=18 February 2013}}</ref> Baggio's impact on football has been celebrated with the release of an online game called ''Baggio's Magical Kicks'', in which players try to replicate his accuracy on free-kicks and penalties.<ref name="footballgames.org">{{cite web|url=https://www.footballgames.org/baggio-magical-kicks/|title=Baggio's Magical Kicks - Football Games|publisher=footballgames.org|access-date=2 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/22/sports/soccer/djorkaeffs-dream-comes-true.html |title=Djorkaeff's Dream Comes True |work=The New York Times |date=22 February 2005 |access-date=26 October 2019 }}</ref> In 2015, the arcade game company [[Konami]] announced Baggio would feature in their football video game ''[[Pro Evolution Soccer 2016]]'' as one of the new myClub Legends.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/business/technology/tech-gaming/pes-2016s-myclub-legends-to-be-announced-on-december-8-34256163.html|title=PES 2016's myClub Legends to be announced on December 8|newspaper=The Irish Independent|author1=Emma Clark|date=3 December 2015|access-date=4 December 2015}}</ref> On 3 August 2018, [[EA Sports]] announced on their official [[Twitter]] account that Baggio would feature in [[EA Sports]]' football video game ''[[FIFA 19]]'' as one of the new Ultimate Team Icons.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/easportsfifa/status/1025350598009356288?lang=en |title=Roberto Baggio ICON confirmed for #FUT19. Tune in on Saturday to find out who will join him |publisher=Twitter.com |author1=EA Sports FIFA |date=3 August 2018 |access-date=11 September 2018 }}</ref>

In 2019, [[Netflix]] announced the development of a documentary on Roberto Baggio in partnership with [[Mediaset]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/chloeberesford/2019/10/10/netflix-announce-roberto-baggio-documentary-with-mediaset-partnership/?sh=310a92ae698d |title=Netflix Announce Roberto Baggio Documentary With Mediaset Partnership |work=Forbes |last1=Beresford |first1=Chloe |date=10 October 2019 |access-date=27 February 2021 }}</ref> In March 2021, Netflix released the trailer of a docudrama film on Baggio's career, entitled ''[[Baggio: The Divine Ponytail]]'', which was released on 26 May 2021; [[Andrea Arcangeli]] portrayed Baggio.<ref>{{cite web|last=Campanale|first=Susy|date=3 March 2021|url=https://www.football-italia.net/167172/netflix-release-baggio-drama-trailer|title=Netflix release Baggio drama trailer|publisher=Football Italia|access-date=4 June 2021}}</ref>