Bayern Munich forward Muller contracts coronavirus

By Emre Asikci

ISTANBUL (AA) - Bayern Munich forward Thomas Muller has been infected with the coronavirus, the team said Thursday.

"Thomas Muller, 31, has tested positive for coronavirus at the FIFA Club World Cup in Doha and was promptly isolated," Bayern Munich said in a statement.

It said Muller will be in quarantine after his return to Munich and that the team was tested but there was not a single positive case detected.

Muller will be ineligible for the Club World Cup 2020 match Thursday against Mexico’s Tigres in Qatar.

The final at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan will kick off at 9 p.m. (1800GMT).

Muller is a true Bayern Munich veteran playing since 2009 when he was promoted to the senior team from Bayern reserves.

He helped Bayern clinch two UEFA Champions League titles in 2013 and 2020 and nine German Bundesliga titles.

Muller was an integral part of the German national team's 2014 FIFA World Cup championship team, scoring five goals and three assists in Brazil.

He also appeared for his native Germany in the 2010 and 2018 World Cup tournaments.