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CJ Sapong named MLS Player of the Week

Philadelphia Union forward CJ Sapong was voted the Alcatel MLS Player of the Week by the North American Soccer Reporters (NASR) for the 10th week of the 2017 MLS season.

Sapong registered the first hat trick of his MLS career and the third three-goal performance in Philadelphia Union history on Saturday, scoring in the 74th, 81st and 85th minutes en route to a 3-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls.

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The 11-minute hat trick was tied for the eighth fastest hat trick in league history, tied with Zack Schilawski’s trio of goals for New England on April 10, 2010.