Vancouver’s BC Place Stadium might be best known as a soccer and football stadium, but it has occasionally served as a baseball ballpark as well. For Vancouver Whitecaps, that’s a good thing— they’re swinging for the fences.
After a strong start to the 2025 MLS season, which sees them second in the Western Conference with 11 games remaining after a run to the Concacaf Champions Cup Final, they have signed Bayern Munich legend Thomas Müller.
Long one of the more frugal clubs in MLS, with current stars Ryan Gauld and Andres Cubas among the highest-paid players in their history, bringing in a player like Müller is a statement of intent for the Whitecaps.
The World Cup champion and World Cup Golden Boot winner joins Vancouver for the rest of the 2025 season as a TAM player, and will become a Designated Player in 2026, giving Vancouver championship hopes like never before.
Other teams have made signings like this, but that’s usually Inter Miami CF, LA Galaxy, LAFC, Toronto FC or New York City FC… never the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Now, they get a star and marketing face of their own, and one who chose Vancouver over links with some of those more prominent clubs. And even in the twilight of his career, there’s plenty left in the tank for the man who has 13 Bundesliga titles, two Champions Leagues, six DFB Pokals, two Club World Cups, two UEFA Super Cups and eight German Super Cups, to make an impact in MLS.
But, how might the 35-year-old legend fit into the squad?
