--- title: Tim Howard Does Not Want You to Hug Him description: Lovable, but maybe not huggable canonical: https://time.com/2958687/tim-howard-hug/ author: Sam Frizell article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-07-05T17:46:06.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:11:24.063Z og:title: Tim Howard Does Not Want You to Hug Him og:description: Lovable, but maybe not huggable og:url: https://time.com/2958687/tim-howard-hug/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt226520190208152d/69869aa0169ab0352d27a3a5/tim-howard2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Tim Howard og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Tim Howard Does Not Want You to Hug Him twitter:description: Lovable, but maybe not huggable twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt226520190208152d/69869aa0169ab0352d27a3a5/tim-howard2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Tim Howard Does Not Want You to Hug Him by [Sam Frizell](https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Jul 5, 2014 5:46 PM UTC  Tim Howard of Everton instructs his team during the Barclays Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Everton at Selhurst Park on November 9, 2013 in London, England. Tim Howard of Everton instructs his team during the Barclays Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Everton at Selhurst Park on November 9, 2013 in London, England.Bryn Lennon—Getty Images by [Sam Frizell](https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Jul 5, 2014 5:46 PM UTC Tim Howard saved a record 16 goals in the U.S.-Belgium World Cup match this week, but don’t expect him to save your wounded ego after you try to give him a hug. This fan went in for a hug with the All-American Wall and Howard did what he does best: blocked him out and turned him around. Here’s to the fan getting some love from [Kyle Beckerman](http://nymag.com/thecut/2014/06/us-soccer-hottie-hot-despite-these-photos.html) or Clint Dempsey. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2958687/tim-howard-hug/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2958687/tim-howard-hug/"},"headline":"Tim Howard Does Not Want You to Hug Him","datePublished":"2014-07-05T17:46:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:11:24.063Z","description":"Lovable, but maybe not huggable","url":"https://time.com/2958687/tim-howard-hug/","keywords":["Newsfeed","World Cup"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt226520190208152d/69869aa0169ab0352d27a3a5/tim-howard2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sam Frizell","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt226520190208152d/69869aa0169ab0352d27a3a5/tim-howard2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Tim Howard","caption":"Tim Howard","creditText":"Bryn Lennon—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2958687/tim-howard-hug/","name":"Tim Howard Does Not Want You to Hug Him"}}]}] ```