It's not kinder und kuche any more

The Guardian reports:

Gordon Brown and his German counterpart, Angela Merkel, met in Downing Street yesterday, ostensibly to discuss ways to improve healthcare in poorer countries and other essential EU business. But the real purpose of the chancellor's visit, perhaps, came later in the day when the two leaders went to watch England play Germany in a football friendly at the new Wembley stadium.
Mr Brown and Mrs Merkel have much in common: they are like-minded politicians with no-nonsense leadership styles, and are known to get on well. More relevant to last night's outing may be that they both succeeded far more flamboyant leaders - Tony Blair and Gerhard Schröder - and could do with a little lightening up on the image front.

And both of them could support the winning team!