Lionel Messi, Thomas Müller and MLS
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Instead of building the plane around Thomas Müller, the Vancouver Whitecaps asked the Germany legend to fit around their structure -- and it has worked.
Former Bayern Munich forward Thomas Müller in joining the Vancouver Whitecaps in arguably the biggest signing in club history. Müller, who won the World Cup with Germany in 2014, will join the Whitecaps for the remainder of the season in an open roster spot.
Clarity from anyone at Bayern about Müller’s departure is hard to find; the final conversation was tough per Eberl: “We openly communicated that to him in March. It was a tough decision, a tough conversation, but we parted on good terms, and he even played in the Club World Cup to round off his time with us.”
The stage is set for an unforgettable MLS 2025 championship match between Inter Miami and Vancouver Whitecaps, led by two giants of world football: Lionel Messi and Thomas Müller. And before the ball even rolls,
The strikers-must-convert theme played out in SDFC’s 1-0 victory Monday on Dreyer’s crisp goal in the 72nd minute. Minnesota United coach Eric Ramsay distilled the game’s essence to Dreyer being a tad more reliable than his own very good forwards.