German Chancellor Angela Merkel (top 3L) sits next to UEFA president Michel Platini (top 2L), German football association president Wolfgang Niersbach ( second row 3R) and Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk (bottom R) before the Euro 2012 football championships quarter-final match Germany vs Greece on June 22, 2012 at the Gdansk Arena. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI