Howard was one of four members of the 2024 National Soccer Hall of Fame class. He was on the ballot for the first time and received 46 of 48 votes (95.8%).
Howard was the U.S. goalkeeper at the 2010 and 2014 World Cups and made 121 international appearances from 2002-17, most among American goalkeepers.FRISCO, Texas — Tim Howard was 10 years old when he walked into Giants Stadium's upper deck in June 1989 for a United States-Peru friendly that featured goalkeeper Tony Meola making his second international appearance.
Now 45, Howard started at the 2010 and 2014 World Cups and made 121 international appearances from 2002-17, most among American goalkeepers. His"U.S. Soccer needed a wake up call," Howard said, looking back. “The game has continued to evolve, and I don’t know if our young goalkeepers are getting pushed as hard as they need to, to that breaking point,” he continued. “One of the things that Kasey Keller said to me when I signed with Manchester United, and it stuck with me forever, he just said, look, in order to be judged as a goalkeeper you have to play 100 games at the highest level. And right now, our young guys aren’t getting those games to even be able to judge them.
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