Evo Morales 2-1 Angela Merkel  When it comes to heads of state
who support football, Bolivia can take the high ground over
Germany     • theguardian.com,     • Jump to comments () Evo
Morales Evo Morales practises his keepy-uppys at 5,400m above
sea level. Photograph: Jose Luis Quintana/Reuters  The fantastic
tournament that was Euro 2008 featured a host of stars who
caught the eye, but a personal favourite had to be Angela
Merkel, whose love affair with football seems to become ever
more passionate.  The German chancellor's political opponents
like to claim that Merkel is merely jumping on the football
bandwagon to court popularity, but this cynicism is misplaced.
Merkel is a genuine fan - on holiday during World Cup 2002 she
actually knocked on a local villager's door to ask if she could
join them to watch the game. In an interview with Bild am
Sonntag before the 2006 tournament, she was subjected to a
rigorous examination of her football knowledge and passed with
flying colours. Indeed, any suggestion that