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The Underappreciated, One-of-a-Kind Thomas Müller

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Arguably the most overlooked player of his generation, the showman thrives on the biggest stage and has a résumé that stacks up with almost anyone.

There’s a ton of video out there of Thomas Müller scoring goals and lifting trophies. There might be almost as much of the famously verbose attacker bantering with teammates and reporters, making faces, being a goof, defying norms and, perhaps, contradicting some old perceptions about what it means to be German.

It’s a rabbit hole. There he is, high kicking like a Rockette during a postgame salute to the crowd, or grabbing a megaphone and shouting toward supporters.