Tim Howard had gone eight years as a starter for club and country but now finds himself in the role of a backup — a position he has no intention of staying in.
WASHINGTON — Tim Howard walked into a circle of reporters as he has done on dozens of occasions over the past decade, only this time felt different.
Rather than facing the kind of questions he had probably grown accustomed to — about the state of the U.S. national team, the condition of the defense, or his team's chances of winning — Howard fielded questions he never faced before.