He has also become a football pundit on Croatian and Italian television, working most notably for Sky Italia and RTL Televizija.

[2] In a game against Red Star Belgrade on 13 May 1990, Boban kicked a police officer in the face for assaulting a Dinamo supporter after a riot broke out in the stadium.

He stayed in the club for nine seasons, and enjoyed great success with them, helping the team to the 1994 Champions League title and contributing to the 1995 campaign in which they ended as runners-up.

Playing 251 games for Milan and scoring 30 goals, Boban won four Serie A titles, as well as three Italian Supercups.

[9] In August 2001, with his role at Milan diminished due to the signing of Rui Costa,[2] he was loaned to La Liga side Celta Vigo[10] where he played in only four league matches.

Boban was a member of the Croatian team that finished third at the 1998 World Cup, captaining the squad at that tournament, as he had at the 1996 European Football Championship.

A mistake he made in the semi-final allowed France to equalize immediately after Croatia had fought hard to earn a one-goal lead.

[20] To make matters worse, Boban was injured and wanted to come off at half time[21] but stayed on until the 65th minute, when he was replaced by Silvio Maric.

Nicknamed Zorro, Boban was a talented and creative yet tenacious and hard-working player, known for his use of feints to beat opponents.

He was gifted with excellent vision, passing range, dribbling skills, technical ability, and an eye for the final ball; he mixed these attributes with a unique tactical versatility and intelligence, which enabled him to be deployed in several midfield and offensive positions throughout his career.

[13] On 7 October 2002, Boban organised and played in a farewell testimonial, with Croatia's 1998 World Cup team supported by tennis star Goran Ivanišević matching up against a World XI featuring such stars as Rivaldo, Marco van Basten and Lothar Matthäus.

He graduated from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb in 2004, with a thesis named "Christianity in the Roman Empire".

My nerves are not up to it.On 30 May 2016, Boban was appointed FIFA's Deputy Secretary-General, focusing on developing the game and the organization of competitions.

He has been immediately among the endorsers of the implementation of technology on the field and played a fundamental role in the development of the video assistant referee.

[31] However, he was sacked on 7 March 2020, after he publicly criticized club CEO Ivan Gazidis, who negotiated a possible job offer with German manager Ralf Rangnick for the 2020−21 season behind Boban and Maldini's backs.