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Vancouver Whitecaps Sign Former Bayern Munich Forward Thomas Müller

VANCOUVER, CANADA, AUG 6 – Thomas Müller joins Vancouver Whitecaps as a Designated Player, bringing 13 Bundesliga titles and a 2014 World Cup win to a Western Conference contender, signing through 2026.

  • The MLS club announced on Wednesday that Vancouver Whitecaps FC signed Germany legend Thomas Müller through the end of 2025 with an option for 2026.
  • Following his contract expiration at Bayern Munich after last month’s FIFA Club World Cup quarter-final, Müller sought a new challenge abroad.
  • Over his 25 years at Bayern Munich, Müller scored 250 goals, contributed 276 assists in 756 appearances, and won 13 Bundesliga titles, two Champions Leagues, six DFB Pokals, and more.
  • Instinctively, Müller will likely start immediately for the Whitecaps, becoming their first significant MLS superstar since 2011 as they sit second in the Western Conference.
  • The club is eyeing the August 16 home match against the Houston Dynamo, and Müller told Axel Schuster he’s ready to play the full match.
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Thomas Müller will play in the MLS from now on. A German star player, who is under contract there, warns the ex-Bayern pro.

·Germany
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Thomas Müller, a winger who represented German football giant Bayern Munich for a quarter of a century, has joined the Vancouver Whitecaps, who play in the North American professional league MLS.

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Former Bayern Munich and Germany forward Thomas Muller has signed with Major League Soccer's Vancouver Whitecaps.

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The 35-year-old German was released by Bayern and is moving to Canada

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Thomas Müller announced his next stop: The Bayern-Icon changes to the Major League Soccer to the Vancouver Whitecaps. "It's done, let's go," wrote the 35-year-old on his social media channels on Wednesday night and marked his new club. "Whitecaps, let's write history," he said in the published video. In Canada, he will go up with the back number 13 and sign a contract for the already current season, with an option of another year. According to "…

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Wednesday, August 6, 2025.
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