mag mile sport week in review | april 7-16, 2026
It was a full week across the American soccer pyramid for the Mag Mile Sport roster. Here's a look at what our clients accomplished over the past ten days.
Two Clean Sheets. One Collision Course.
The weekend of April 11 produced a result that doesn't happen often in agency representation: two of your clients keeping clean sheets on the same weekend, setting up a direct matchup between two of them four days later.
On Saturday night at Soldier Field, Chris Brady backstopped the Chicago Fire to a 1-0 victory over Atlanta United, turning away five attempts for his fourth clean sheet of the 2026 MLS season and 21st of his regular season career. Brady has now recorded back-to-back shutouts, and Chicago — historically one of the league's most porous defenses — now has four clean sheets through seven matches after managing just six in all of 2025.
In the USL Championship, Carlos Herrera kept pace. The Detroit City FC goalkeeper preserved a clean sheet in Le Rouge's 1-0 win over Sporting Club Jacksonville, continuing a strong run that has seen him anchor one of the division's sturdier back lines through the early portion of the season.
Four days later, on Tuesday night at Keyworth Stadium in Hamtramck, the two were on opposite ends of the same match in the Round of 32 of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Chicago won 2-1 on a Jason Shokalook brace, with Herrera making one save before conceding both goals in the first half. Darren Smith pulled one back for Detroit in the 78th minute past Brady, but the Fire held on. The Fire advance to the Round of 16 to host St. Louis CITY SC on April 29; Detroit's cup run ends in the round of 32.
Two quality keepers. One match. Neither had an easy night.
Owen Pratt Keeps His Frame Clean in Huntsville
Further up the ladder, Owen Pratt — the 17-year-old goalkeeper for Chicago Fire FC II — delivered a composed 90-minute clean sheet in a 0-0 draw at Huntsville City FC on April 11. The result extended Chicago II's unbeaten streak to three matches. Pratt continues to show the consistency that drew attention from the Fire organization when he arrived last fall. Chicago II took the bonus point in the ensuing penalty shootout.
FC Naples Battles MLS Opposition in the Open Cup
On Wednesday night in Naples, Marc Torrellas and Julian Cisneros were on the pitch as FC Naples hosted Orlando City SC in the Round of 32 of the U.S. Open Cup at Paradise Coast Sports Complex in front of 4,782 fans. The young League One side — which entered the tournament as the top team in USL League One at 13 points through six matches — gave a solid account of themselves against MLS opposition before falling 1-0 on a 17th-minute strike from Tyrese Spicer.
Despite the result, the 2026 season continues to be a breakthrough campaign for this club. Torrellas, the Barcelona-born central midfielder who has become the engine of Naples' midfield, earned a spot on the USL League One Team of the Week for the third time this season — continuing a run of individual recognition that speaks to his growing consistency at the professional level. Cisneros has been a steady presence across the back line throughout the club's strong start and has been named to the TOTW in USL League One.
FC Naples returns to League One play with a first-place standing still in reach.
Will Perkins Delivers the Moment of the Week
Wednesday night's biggest storyline for Mag Mile Sport may have come out of Audi Field in Washington, D.C.
Will Perkins, a substitute for One Knoxville SC, entered the match in the 98th minute with his side facing elimination — trailing DC United 3-2 deep in extra time. In the 113th minute, he delivered a through ball behind D.C. United’s back line that found Denis Krioutchenkov, who finished for the 3-3 equalizer and forced penalties.
What followed was one of the bigger upsets in recent Open Cup history. One Knoxville — a USL League One side — outlasted four-time Open Cup champions DC United 6-5 on penalty kicks to advance to the Round of 16, where they'll face the Columbus Crew. It marks the first win over an MLS club in the club's history and keeps One Knoxville as the last third-division side standing in the 2026 tournament.
Perkins' assist was the moment that made it possible.
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