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=== 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>
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