LONDON -- Tim Howard, an American goalkeeper who has a tattoo on his right bicep and suffers from Tourette's Syndrome, never thought he would have the chance to play for a big Premiership club, let alone the biggest club in the world.
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Even when Howard signed with Manchester United this summer, Fabien Barthez's position seemed safe despite one or two costly errors from the French international. After all, Barthez is a European Championship and World Cup winner -- Howard is a Premiership rookie and third choice behind Brad Friedel and Kasey Keller for the United States.