Overview

• About seven weeks into his Vancouver stint, Müller wrote that he feels no language barrier, noting his English is “not Shakespeare” but adequate for football.
• He said his personal communications channel, “Radio Müller,” is now running in English.
• The 2014 World Cup winner recently helped the Whitecaps win the Canadian championship and called the final a valuable test of how the team performs when it counts.
• German outlets report his career trophy tally at 35, placing him ahead of former teammate Toni Kroos.
• From Vancouver he sent Oktoberfest greetings, joking that friends’ photos arrive at 3 a.m. and that he has to imagine the Schweinshaxe.