Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Timothy Matthew "Tim" Howard (born March 6, 1979, in North Brunswick Township, New Jersey) is an American soccer goalkeeper who plays for Everton of England and the United States national team. Tim Howard was born in North Brunswick, New Jersey to Matthew Howard, an African-American, and Esther Howard, a Caucasian woman born in Hungary. His parents divorced when he was three years old, and Howard lived with his mother, a project manager for a cosmetics distributor. His father, a long-distance truck driver for a health-care firm, nonetheless maintained a presence in his life. It was his father, in fact, who was determined to get Howard and his brother, Chris, involved in sports. Before the two could walk, he bought them equipment for various sports to see which games they preferred. Tim showed a preference for basketball and soccer.