Lisa Müller reveals truth about WAG label after Thomas Müller Vancouver Whitecaps move and dressage career success | International Sports News
Life as a football WAG may look shiny from the outside, but Lisa Müller says the truth feels very different. Lisa Müller, the wife of German football star Thomas Müller, has opened up about how people judge her. In an interview with German outlet Bild, she shared how hard it has been to be seen as more than just “Thomas Müller’s wife.” Even though she is a successful professional dressage rider, many people still put her in a small box.“At first, I tried for a long time to fight against it and say: I’m more than that, I can ride. Now I don’t care anymore,” she said.Lisa, 36, has won major events, including the Stuttgart Masters in 2019. Yet she admits people often assume she is less smart before even speaking to her. “It’s sometimes quite amusing. I’m always considered the dumbest person in the room,” she added. “Sometimes it’s nice to be considered the silly one, then you can impress people more when they talk to you.” Her words show that being married to a global football name does not always feel glamorous.
Thomas Müller and Lisa Müller living 5,200 miles apart after Vancouver Whitecaps move
Lisa Müller and Thomas Müller met in 2007 when both were just 18 years old. At that time, Thomas Müller was coming through the Bayern Munich academy. They married two years later and spent most of their marriage in Bavaria while Thomas Müller built a legendary 17-year career at Bayern Munich.But things changed when Thomas Müller moved to Major League Soccer side Vancouver Whitecaps. The move placed them around 5,200 miles apart, with more than a 10-hour flight between Germany and Canada.Lisa Müller chose to stay in Germany. She runs her stables and co-owns a horse breeding business, EU Insemination Station, with her husband. “As an athlete, he knows how much I live for my sport. As an athlete, I know how much he lives for his,” she said via Bild.In 2015, former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal told reporters that a potential transfer failed partly because Lisa Müller did not want to leave Bavaria. He said, “In 2015, it would have been possible if his wife had been a little more open to a transfer abroad.”Away from sport, Lisa Müller is also involved in politics. She joined the Christian Social Union and completed an internship with the Bavarian State Parliament. Speaking to Antenne Bayern, she said, “The CSU is my political home.”Even now, she says people doubt her before knowing her. Still, she seems calm about it. Instead of fighting labels, she lets her work speak.
