Within this inspiring, down-to-earth memoir the revered goalkeeper and American icon idolized by millions worldwide for his dependability, daring, and humility recounts his rise to stardom at the 2014 World Cup, the psychological and professional challenges he has faced, and the enduring faith which has sustained him.

In The Keeper, the man who electrified the world with his amazing performance in Brazil does something he’d never do on a soccer field: he drops his guard. As fiercely about The Keeper: A Existence of Keeping Goals and Attaining Them defensive about his personal privacy as he’s guarding the target around the field, Howard starts up for the first time about how a hyperactive kid from NJ with Tourette’s syndrome defied the chances to become among the world’s leading goalkeepers.

The Keeper recalls his childhood, being raised by a single mom who instilled in him a love of sports and a devout Christian faith that helped him cope when he was diagnosed with Tourette’s in the fifth grade. He looks back over his fifteen-year professional career-from getting the youngest player to earn MLS Goalkeeper of the entire year to his storied proceed to the British Premier League with Manchester United and his current group, Liverpool’s Everton, to becoming an overnight celebrity after his record-making functionality with america Men’s National Group. He also talks about the items closest to his heart-the need for family members and the Christian beliefs that information him.

Informed in his thoughtful and articulate voice, The Keeper can be an illuminating look at a remarkable man who’s an inspirational role model for all of us.

The Keeper is illustrated with two 8-page color photo inserts.