The American goalkeeper had saves of every kind. He flashed a leg out several times to knock shots away. He dived to his right or his left to snare hard-hit balls. He reflexively punched close-in shots away. He tipped the ball over the crossbar on a couple of occasions.
That's the most saves in any World Cup game since they began keeping such records in 1966. His club coach said there is no better goalkeeper in the Premier League.
Howard "It's my job. That's what I signed up to do," he told ESPN. Many learned that he has Tourette syndrome.
With all the excitement, today's disappointment is far easier than later. Many of the big boys are out, Spain, England, Italy, and now USA. This team achieved a lot and we enjoyed the performance and the excitement. The New York Times puts the TV numbers of Soccer viewers on Sunday as "Bigger Than Baseball".
Just a thought.
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