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Soccer star Thomas Müller jokes he's missing pal Manuel Neuer as Vancouver adventure begins
Thomas Müller has a lot to adapt to with the Vancouver Whitecaps after 25 years at Bayern Munich. First up, flying without an old friend. Aboard the plane taking him to Canada and Major League Soccer, Müller joked it was the first time in 15 years he'd flown without Manuel Neuer, the goalkeeper who's been his longtime teammate for Bayern and the German national team. "I'm on my flight to Vancouver. I'm looking for the GOAT. Can you help me? I cannot find him anywhere," Müller said in a video on Instagram. "It's my first flight without Manuel Neuer since maybe 15 years, I don't know. I'm very excited to come to Vancouver to play for the Whitecaps. Fingers crossed for my first games. See you there." The 35-year-old forward admitted to feeling "a little bit nervous" in comments to German broadcaster Sky Sport. "It's the first time in a very long time that I'm joining a new team." Müller joined Bayern's academy as a 10-year-old in 2000 and had spent his entire career with the German champion, winning a record 13 Bundesliga titles, two Champions Leagues and the World Cup with Germany in 2014. His last game for Bayern was a quarterfinal loss to Paris Saint-Germain at the Club World Cup in Atlanta, after a months-long farewell from the club. Bayern announced in April it wouldn't be extending his contract. Müller said he understood "even if this did not reflect my personal wishes." The following weeks saw emotional scenes with teammates, club officials and fans as Müller hit personal milestones — passing his 500th Bundesliga game and 750th game in total for Bayern — and wrapped up yet another German title. Vancouver said last week Müller will join the Whitecaps for the remainder of the season in an open roster spot, with a Designated Player option for 2026. WATCH | German ambassador to Canada delighted over Müller signing: German ambassador to Canada ecstatic over Vancouver Whitecaps' Thomas Müller signing 7 days ago In what must have been the worst-kept secret in Vancouver's sports world, the Whitecaps of the MLS announced Wednesday that they have signed German superstar Thomas Müller from Bayern Munich. Matthias Lüttenberg, Germany's ambassador to Canada, said he was used to having the occasional German playing hockey — but Müller is the first "shining star" to come over in the soccer world.
CBC
4 minutes ago
- CBC
Canada Games teams bond over wildfire worries
Smoke visible in the sky serves as an ominous reminder. Athletes at the Canada Games in St. John's are feeling the pressure as the effects of the wildfires raging in Newfoundland and Labrador force events to be moved or postponed. For some visiting athletes, it's the same worrisome situation back home. New Brunswick is also battling several wildfires. The common bond between the two provinces over a worrisome situation led to an emotional moment between lacrosse teams after their game was postponed on Monday. Box lacrosse had to move from Paradise — where an evacuation order is in place for a part of the town — to an arena in St. John's. "There were some emotions, there was some tears, there were some hugs. And it's OK, right? It's OK to live those emotions, and we will try and listen to them," said Nicole Smith, chef de mission for Team New Brunswick. Smith said competition turns to support for the entire community of athletes, coaches, team staff and families who are dealing with wildfires. A spokesperson for Team New Brunswick confirmed that the parents of New Brunswick players are fundraising to pay for meals for firefighters in their host province who are battling to bring the fires under control. 'It's OK to enjoy the Canada Games' Meanwhile, Smith said extra mental health support is available to all athletes, including drop-in counselling services and wellness rooms. Caring for mental health is a shared concern among the team leads of all the provinces and territories. "The chief medical officer today was telling us, you know, reminding us that those services are there for all of us — athletes, coaches, managers, mission staff," said Smith. Even the premier of Newfoundland and Labrador had a message for the athletes. "While we will continue to fight these forest fires over the days and potentially weeks, it's OK to enjoy the Canada Games, it's OK to enjoy all the hard work that you put in here, and deliver over the next couple of weeks," said John Hogan at the opening ceremony on Saturday. 'We hope they know that we're thinking about them' Meanwhile, Lauren Hale-Miller, coach of New Brunswick's women's beach volleyball team, said a day of heated competition was soon overshadowed by a giant column of smoke that dominated the skyline. "When we came back for our second match of the day, and we were waiting to get on court, that's when we noticed the smoke coming out, and I think everyone's attention shifted towards that." Hale-Miller said her job was to reassure the players that it was safe for them to compete unless told otherwise by officials. She said while her team was "zoned into [their] match," their thoughts were never far from the situation in their home province. "The wildfires back home definitely hit close to home for our group. So, that's been on on our mind all week, and just thinking about our community back home, and the community here in Newfoundland," said Hale-Miller.
National Post
33 minutes ago
- National Post
Former Leafs GM Kyle Dubas shares biggest regret, comments on Mitch Marner and Mike Babcock
Article content 'I don't think it's because of the pressure of the marketplace or the fans. That was my impression. Maybe the players would disagree, but I don't think it was ever a factor to the group not reaching its potential.' Article content On the difficulty of building a team when the Matthews, Marner, Tavares and Nylander contracts were a significant portion of the Leafs' finances: Article content 'I think the thing that handcuffed it was the salary cap was flat. That's life. No one could have predicted (the COVID impact) and we just had to adapt. After 2021, I thought we started to become much better at identifying what we needed to support the group and give the team a better chance. Article content 'We took a lot of shots in 2020 and 2021 and weren't as successful. It was on us to make the right decisions around that group of players and I think everyone wishes the team would have performed better as a group and individually and in the playoffs. I don't point to any one situation or one thing, but we didn't get it done and that's as simple as I can put it.' Article content Article content On the tenure of Mike Babcock, who was hired as coach in 2015 and fired in 2019, 4 1/2 years into his eight-year contract: Article content 'The reason why the team was able to get into the playoffs in 2017 and stay there, and maybe people don't want to give the credit to (Babcock) in retrospect, but he brought in a tremendous amount of accountability, a tremendous amount of detail, and his work ethic and what he was willing to put in to be prepared, was … I still haven't seen anything quite like it. Article content 'At the end, it just became clear that the group wasn't going to take the next steps with him … it was clear we were going to have to try to find another voice to push us ahead both in the regular season and the playoffs. Article content On the work-ethic list incident involving Babcock and Marner, initially revealed by us in the Toronto Sun: Article content 'Lou (Lamoriello) was the GM. Nobody else with the team really knew that. Lou handled it with Mike. The fact it was never a topic again until I think the few days after Mike was fired, I think speaks to Lou's ability to handle everything. Article content Article content 'It never came up again in my time there and when I read the story, it was the Toronto Sun, I remember (assistant GM) Brandon Pridham and I saying we didn't know that it had happened.' Article content 'You've seen the evolution as a leader and the evolution on the defensive side as well. Everyone knows about the goal scoring. To see him named captain there, captain of Team USA, he puts a lot into his craft. His (biggest) pressure is probably internal in trying to be the absolute best.' Article content 'We could talk forever about Lou and how great a mentor he was for me and how great our relationship still is and how close he is with my family. He's the best. That was a great experience. I leaned on him a lot. (In his first meeting with Lamoriello), I was 29 years old. I was scared s***less.' Article content
