Chicago Fire FC goalkeeper Chris Brady was named to the MLS Team of the Matchday for Matchday 6 following his third shutout of the season in Saturday's 1-0 victory against Nashville SC at Soldier Field.
In his return from a call-up to the U.S. Men’s National Team in the March international window, the Homegrown goalkeeper recorded his third clean sheet in six matches in 2026. Following the fastest goal in Fire history – Philip Zinckernagel’s 17-second strike – Brady recorded four saves, none bigger than his effort in the 74th minute, when he palmed Hany Mukhtar’s free kick over the crossbar to maintain his shutout. The heroics continued through the 90th minute, when Brady stopped a Jeisson Palacios header at the line to keep Nashville off the board for good, handing the Boys in Gold their first loss of the season.
Brady’s mention on the Team of the Matchday is the eighth of his career and sixth on the Best XI. The Naperville native was last on the list for Matchday 3 after his second clean sheet of 2026 in a 0-0 draw at Columbus Crew on March 7, when he also made four saves.
Here is what the MLS Team of the Matchday looks like for Matchday 6:
F: Denis Bouanga (LAFC), Wessam Abou Ali (CLB), Son Heung-Min (LAFC)
M: Luca Langoni (NE), Niko Tsakiris (SJ), Sebastian Berhalter (VAN), Zavier Gozo (RSL)
D: Anthony Markanich (MIN), Mamadou Fofana (NE), Osaze Urhoghide (DAL)
GK: Chris Brady (CHI)
Coach: Marc Dos Santos (LAFC)
Bench: Hugo Lloris (LAFC), Juan Mosquera (POR), Noel Caliskan (RSL), Max Arfsten (CLB), Paul Rothrock (SEA), Wilfried Zaha (CLT), Lionel Messi (MIA), Josh Sargent (TOR), Preston Judd (SJ)
Chicago will remain at home for an Eastern Conference clash against Atlanta United FC on Saturday, April 11. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. CT and the match will be broadcast globally on Apple TV; transmitted locally on WLS 890 AM in English; and on TUDN Radio Chicago 106.7 HD2 in Spanish.