While tax issues in the campaign may not be at the fore yet, Steffen believes they will crystallize if no action is taken by a lame duck Congress to extend the Bush tax cuts in some form.
"The contribution from international creditors will not change, " said German government spokesman Steffen Seibert, noting that 10bn euro package was "already very large".
English-based stars John Carew and Morten Gamst Pedersen will be well known to Scotland fans as will former Liverpool defender John Arne Riise, now at Roma, and ex-Tottenham forward Steffen Iversen.