Matches
No World Cup or Euros matches were played on 8 October — but here's who's celebrating a birthday below.
Born on this day
Alistair Johnston
Canada · born 1998
Antonio Cabrini
Italy · born 1957
Ben White
England · born 1997
Bill Brown
Scotland · born 1931
Chris Killen
New Zealand · born 1981
Didi
Brazil · born 1928
Didier Angibeaud
Cameroon · born 1974
Doug Utjesenovic
Australia · born 1946
Egon Jönsson
Sweden · born 1921
Felipe Gutiérrez
Chile · born 1990
Fernand Jaccard
Switzerland · born 1907
Gerry Hitchens
England · born 1934
Guillermo Mendizábal
Mexico · born 1954
Hamzah Idris
Saudi Arabia · born 1972
Jaime Belmonte
Mexico · born 1934
Joseph-Antoine Bell
Cameroon · born 1954
Juan Hohberg
Uruguay · born 1926
Kasper Bøgelund
Denmark · born 1980
Kodjovi Obilalé
Togo · born 1984
Leonid Shmuts
Soviet Union · born 1948