Matches
No World Cup or Euros matches were played on 22 December — but here's who's celebrating a birthday below.
Born on this day
Alcides Ghiggia
Uruguay · born 1926
Bryan Gunn
Scotland · born 1963
Dan Petrescu
Romania · born 1967
De Cuyper
Belgium · born 2000
Dmitri Khokhlov
Russia · born 1975
Eder
Portugal · born 1987
Emmanuel Olisadebe
Poland · born 1978
Giuseppe Bergomi
Italy · born 1963
Haykel Guemamdia
Tunisia · born 1981
Jackie Scott
Northern Ireland · born 1933
José Fonte
Portugal · born 1983
Juan Mujica
Uruguay · born 1943
Laye
Qatar · born 1997
Lebogang Morula
South Africa · born 1968
Lefter Küçükandonyadis
Turkey · born 1925
Luis Hernández
Mexico · born 1968
Luis Islas
Argentina · born 1965
Luis Regueiro
Mexico · born 1943
Manfred Zsak
Austria · born 1964
Marvin Andrews
Trinidad and Tobago · born 1975