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Vancouver makes a splash, signing Thomas Müller after Bayern Munich exit

  • Forward won 2014 World Cup with Germany

  • Müller will join Whitecaps next week

Former Bayern Munich forward Thomas Müller is joining the Vancouver Whitecaps in arguably the biggest signing in the club’s history.

Müller, who won the World Cup with Germany in 2014, will join the Whitecaps for the remainder of the season. Terms of the deal were not released. It includes an option that would make Müller a Designated Player for 2026.

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Son Heung-min waves to roaring Los Angeles fans after agreeing deal with club

  • Forward watched LAFC’s home game against Tigres

  • Korean’s fee reported to be more than $20m

Son Heung-min has agreed to a contract with Los Angeles FC after a decade at Tottenham. The 33-year-old attended LAFC’s home Leagues Cup win against Tigres on Tuesday, watching from a luxury suite, and will be introduced on Wednesday.

The club showed the forward on the stadium video board late in the first half. LAFC, a wealthy club with significant success in their first eight seasons of existence, reportedly paid more than $20m (£15m).

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How Palestine’s Wessam Abou Ali earned a head-turning move to MLS’s Columbus Crew

After a winding career path, Abou Ali now faces the pressure of being a designated player for one of the league’s best teams

As soon as I stepped on the field on the King Abdullah II Stadium in southeast Amman in June, Wessam Abou Ali stepped off. Palestine had just had their dreams of the 2026 World Cup ended by a last-minute Oman penalty that was as soft as they come. While some players in white fell to their knees or collapsed crying into the arms of coaching staff, the 26-year-old, with scrunched-up shorts, exited stage left to head to the United States and the global stage of the Club World Cup with Egypt’s Al-Ahly, after impressing so much on the African and Asian one.

Now, after this busiest of summers, the Danish-born star has signed for Columbus Crew – a No 9 for one of MLS’s best teams in need of one, and one who takes up one of the team’s allotment of designated player spots, to boot.

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Lionel Messi exits Inter Miami match v Necaxa with injury: ‘He did feel a pull’

  • Messi exited in the opening minutes of Leagues Cup match

  • Status is uncertain for future games

Lionel Messi exited Inter Miami’s Leagues Cup match against Necaxa on Saturday night after suffering an apparent hamstring injury in the opening minutes.

After the match that Inter Miami won in a penalty shootout, coach Javier Mascherano indicated that Messi would undergo testing on Sunday to determine the severity of the injury.

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Thomas Müller the key to Vancouver’s title hopes? + Is it time MLS looks at rule changes?

Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros analyze Thomas Müller's move to the Vancouver Whitecaps and its potential impact on their title aspirations. Could this acquisition push them past Inter Miami as MLS Cup favorites? They also break down Jermaine Jones’ claim that his 2014 return to MLS wasn’t his choice, raising the question of whether the league should revisit some of its policies—especially the discovery rights rule. Finally, the hosts react to a heartwarming moment: the England women’s national team surprising head coach Sarina Wiegman with a performance by Burna Boy during their Euro celebration.