Tim Howard (Olympics)
Soccer Analyst
Tim Howard serves as a soccer analyst and will call Team USA men’s matches for NBCU’s coverage of Olympic Games Paris 2024, marking his second NBC Olympics assignment.
Howard, who served as a soccer analyst at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, joined NBC Sports in 2020 as an analyst for NBC Sports’ Premier League coverage including the Premier League Mornings, Premier League Live, and Goal Zone pre- and post-match shows.
A former Premier League and United States Men’s National Team goalkeeper, Howard made his broadcast debut with NBC Sports on Oct. 27, 2013 – while playing for Everton – for a Chelsea-Manchester United match. Over the next two seasons, he commentated on numerous Premier League matches and studio shows for NBC Sports. Howard also served as an analyst on Turner Sports’ Champions League coverage from 2018-20.
Highlighting a more than two-decade playing career, Howard made 45 Premier League appearances with Manchester United (2003-06) before signing with Everton (2006-16), where he made a total of 414 appearances over 10 seasons with the club. Howard, the USMNT’s most-capped goalkeeper with 121 appearances, set a World Cup record with 16 saves in the United States’ 2-1 loss to Belgium in the 2014 World Cup Round of 16. Howard also played nearly 200 Major League Soccer games with the MetroStars (1998-2003) and Colorado Rapids (2016-19).
Fast Facts
- 2nd Olympics with NBCU
- Former Premier League (Manchester United and Everton) and United States Men’s National Team goalkeeper with a more than two-decade playing career
- The USMNT’s most-capped goalkeeper with 121 appearances, set a World Cup record with 16 saves in the United States’ 2-1 loss to Belgium in the 2014 World Cup Round of 16