SAN DIEGO – Thomas Müller was fibbing earlier this week.

His assurances of “no question marks at all” about his fitness for what turned out to be an emphatic Vancouver Whitecaps victory over San Diego FC in the Western Conference Final? That was putting a brave face on some muscular issues – mostly his calf, it appears, though he’s also managed an adductor knock since joining VWFC from Bayern Munich over the summer – that challenged him, but couldn’t keep him off the pitch for their epic 3-1 road win at Snapdragon Stadium.

And they almost assuredly won’t keep him off the Chase Stadium grass for MLS Cup 2025 vs. Lionel Messi and Inter Miami CF on Dec. 6 (2:30 pm ET | MLS Season Pass, Apple TV ; FOX, FOX Deportes; TSN, RDS), either.

“Oh, it's good enough. It's always good en

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