Stefan Marinovic doesn’t speak Spanish. And Yordy Reyna’s English is quite limited.
But where there’s a will to trash talk, there’s a way.
Both players speak German thanks to their previous playing experiences in Germany, and in the case of Reyna, Austria. And the Vancouver Whitecaps FC teammates have been enjoying some friendly banter over the last few weeks with their respective national teams set to do battle in a two-leg, inter-confederation playoff for a berth in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
“Yordy and I get along well,” Marinovic said. “We’ve chatted. There’s a little bit of banter in the club room … just a little bit of fun.