Setting new personal bests and breaking club records is usually an exciting moment for an athlete; an opportunity to freeze their accomplishments in time and set the bar a little higher for themselves. But of all the records that were set by Philadelphia Union players this season, C.J Sapong’s is probably the most surprising.
The Union striker set a new club record for most fouls suffered in a season with 71 in 2016. This record isn’t surprising because 71 fouls suffered sounds lofty, it’s surprising because to C.J., it doesn’t sound like enough.
“I’m going to chalk that up to one of those forces that aren’t in your favor,” was Sapong’s initial reaction to the new record.