Former U. S. and Premier League goalkeeper Tim Howard will return to NBC as an analyst when the English Premier League begins next week.
The network announced Tuesday that Howard would be a studio analyst and occasionally investigated the games during the first three seasons of NBC in the Premier League (2013-16) while playing for Everton.
Howard made 459 appearances in thirteen seasons in the Premier League. After playing for MetroStars of Major League Soccer from 1998 to 2003, he moved to Manchester United (2003–06), then joined Everton from 2006-16. He made a record 121 appearances for the U. S. national team, starting at the 2010 and 2014 World Cups.
Howard will paint with Rebecca Lowe, Robbie Earle and Robbie Mustoe in the studio. He will take the job left through Kyle Martino, who left after seven seasons. Howard’s recent television paintings include study research for TNT on his Champions League policy.
“It’s wonderful to be back, ” said Howard. ” These are other people I’ve had a brief look at the paintings with and I appreciate it very much. They are incomparable in game production and captivate the audience. Hopefully, the transition to the workplace will take place smoothly. “
Howard will split his time between NBC and being Memphis’ minority owner and athletic director in the USL second division championship. The 41-year-old joined Memphis after nearly 4 goalkeeping seasons with Colorado in Major League Soccer and has made 4 USL appearances this season.
The Premier League season began on 12 September with 4 matches, and Liverpool began protecting their name by receiving the newly promoted Leeds.
“Sometimes protecting is harder than winning the championship,” Howard said of Liverpool. “They lost in the Community Shield (against Arsenal) and the other people I spoke to think it’s the kick they needed. Now they know that other people are going after them because they are the protective champions.
With six weeks of low season, Howard said many coaches can simply design the start of the season as the World Cup years, where they gradually form star players due to lack of downtime.