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German Soccer Star Thomas Muller Set for Debut with Vancouver Whitecaps
Thomas Muller joins Vancouver Whitecaps aiming to boost their MLS playoff hopes after winning 33 titles with Bayern Munich, with the debut match selling out, officials said.
- On Aug. 17, 2025, Thomas Muller debuted for the Vancouver Whitecaps off the bench in an MLS match against the Houston Dynamo FC.
- This month, Thomas Muller signed with the Vancouver Whitecaps after 17 seasons at Bayern Munich, then trained with the team for the first time to meet teammates and regain rhythm.
- Supporters turned out en masse as the match sold out and hundreds lined Terry Fox Plaza wearing jerseys with Muller's number, supporting the German star's MLS debut.
- According to coach Jesper S�rensen, Muller will be in the squad and on the pitch, with CEO Axel Schuster confirming he will play half an hour Sunday evening.
- With playoffs approaching, the Whitecaps plan to increase Muller's minutes, aiming for the MLS Cup Final on Dec. 6, and hope to win the Canadian Championship if they beat Forge FC.
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The football legend now plays Soccer: Thomas Müller has to get used to the MLS that he interprets spaces that his fellow players don't even see. At the debut for Vancouver he succeeds in a side gate.
Bayern legend Thomas Müller met for Vancouver at the start of his debut in the Major League Soccer – but the goal didn't count. "I meet the fans, and then it was off the beaten track, the 35-year-old world champion of 2014, who soon after his change had made the already euphoric fans of the "Whitecaps" even more ecstasy. A counter-gate in the replay time to 1:1 and a side-off whistle at his supposed premiere hit spoiled a perfect Müller premiere…
A side-by-side whistle and a late counter-gate prevent a perfect premiere of Thomas Müller in his North American adventure. In Canada, however, he has triggered a hype. His club expects an unprecedented rush for the future.
The former attacker of Bayern Munich discovered last night the MLS in its new colors.
Even before the start Thomas Müller was celebrated at his MLS premiere, then he even met as a joker, but the goal didn't count. In the replay period it became really bitter.
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