Tim Howard s Wife, WHILE TIM HOWARD AND HIS wife Laura strolled through downtown Manchester, England in early September. paparazzi secretly snapped a photo of the newlyweds. That’s just part of life if you play for Manchester United–England’s equivalent of the New York Yankees and Hollywood rolled into one.
Howard joined Manchester United in July after five-plus seasons with the MetroStars–becoming the first American goalkeeper in Manchester’s history–and is now the team’s starter. It’s a long way from North Brunswick, N.J., where Howard grew up, to the best-known soccer team in the world. “It let me know that people are watching us,” says Howard of the paparazzi. “Whether they’re malicious or not, they’re out to put your [private] business in the public eye.”