Two weeks in a row now, the Vancouver Whitecaps have packed in 26,000-plus into the confines of B.C. Place ’s lower bowl.

Jerseys are pretty much sold out.

Müller-mania has grabbed the local sports marketplace in a way we have not seen in some time.

There was the buzz the Canucks generated with their very fun 2024 Stanley Cup playoff run — but they flopped last year and seemed to have dropped so much of the momentum they had begun to build.

It does feel notable that not only have the Caps signed a true international star — Thomas Müller has the third-largest following among soccer players on Chinese social media, his own content team, and 15 million followers on Instagram — but these past two games have packed in crowds that are 33 per cent bigger than the largest hockey crowd pulled

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