New Vancouver Whitecaps player Thomas Muller signs a fans jersey as he arrives from Germany at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on Wednesday, August 13, 2025. The Whitecaps pulled off the biggest signing in the soccer club's history, adding the 2014 World Cup champion and longtime Bayern Munich star to a club that has spent the entire season pushing for top spot in the MLS Western Conference. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
New Vancouver Whitecaps player Thomas Muller spends time with fans as he arrives from Germany at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on Wednesday, August 13, 2025. The Whitecaps pulled off the biggest signing in the soccer club's history, adding the 2014 World Cup champion and longtime Bayern Munich star to a club that has spent the entire season pushing for top spot in the MLS Western Conference. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
New Vancouver Whitecaps player Thomas Muller arrives from Germany at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on Wednesday, August 13, 2025. The Whitecaps pulled off the biggest signing in the soccer club's history, adding the 2014 World Cup champion and longtime Bayern Munich star to a club that has spent the entire season pushing for top spot in the MLS Western Conference. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
New Vancouver Whitecaps player Thomas Muller signs a fans jersey as he arrives from Germany at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on Wednesday, August 13, 2025. The Whitecaps pulled off the biggest signing in the soccer club's history, adding the 2014 World Cup champion and longtime Bayern Munich star to a club that has spent the entire season pushing for top spot in the MLS Western Conference. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
New Vancouver Whitecaps player Thomas Muller spends time with fans as he arrives from Germany at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on Wednesday, August 13, 2025. The Whitecaps pulled off the biggest signing in the soccer club's history, adding the 2014 World Cup champion and longtime Bayern Munich star to a club that has spent the entire season pushing for top spot in the MLS Western Conference. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
New Vancouver Whitecaps player Thomas Muller arrives from Germany at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on Wednesday, August 13, 2025. The Whitecaps pulled off the biggest signing in the soccer club's history, adding the 2014 World Cup champion and longtime Bayern Munich star to a club that has spent the entire season pushing for top spot in the MLS Western Conference. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps' newest star has landed, with Thomas Muller arriving in Vancouver.Â
Muller landed at the Vancouver International Airport Wednesday evening, a week after the Major League Soccer club announced it had signed the 35-year-old German attacking midfielder.
He comes to Vancouver following 17 years with Bayern Munich where he helped the German Bundesliga side to 13 league championships and 33 total titles.Â
Soccer fans lined up at arrivals waving flags and cheering as Muller walked through sliding doors after clearing customs.Â
He then joined fans at an airport restaurant to watch the 'Caps take on ºÃÉ«tv Premier League club Forge FC in the first leg of the ºÃÉ«tv Championship semifinals.Â
Muller has signed with the Whitecaps for the remainder of the 2025 season with a Designated Player option for 2026.
This report by ºÃÉ«tvwas first published Aug. 13, 2025.
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