Thomas Müller arrived in Vancouver: emotional fan reception

Thomas Müller (35), FC-Bayern-Munich legend and world champion from 2014, ended up in Vancouver and has received an exceptionally warm welcome there. The football professional, which after 25 years at the Munich Top Club, to the Canadian club Vancouver Whitecaps to the North American Major League Soccer (MLS), was greeted at the Vancouver International Airport with an impressive ceremony and great fan enthusiast.

The participation of the Musqueam, the indigenous First Nation People from Vancouver, was particularly impressive. They received Müller with a traditional drum march and cultural chants.

Haustling Wayne Sparrow kept a welcome speech in which he welcomed Müller as a special guest and symbolically presented him with a traditional cloak. They emphasized that Müller found a new home in Canada and especially in Vancouver – this area is part of the traditional territory of the Musqueam.

In addition to the indigenous greeting, around 800 euphoric fans were waiting at the airport who swiveled Germany flags, presented Bavaria jerseys and sang Müller’s names loudly. Müller was relaxed and enthusiastic, patiently made autographs, did selfies with the fans and accepted the frenetic chants with clapping enthusiasm.

where the followers followed the semi-final first leg of the Canadian Championship,: “I am happy to be here and be a whitecap. We want to shape the future together.” The fans immediately tuned louder chants to accompany Müller’s arrival.

The people in charge of the Vancouver Whitecaps, including sports director Axel Schuster, were also present on arrival alongside Müller and the Musqueam delegation and showed their joy about the star transfer. The reception itself became a festival that characterizes the beginning of Müller’s new chapter not only sporty, but also culturally and emotionally. On the way to the city center, Müller was accompanied by numerous posters with his portrait, and.

Despite a long flight and the time shift, he looked relaxed and full of anticipation for his new sporting challenge. The day after arrival, his first press conference will be pending before training with the team for the first time and presumably playing his debut game for the Whitecaps in the MLS in the next few days.