Events|July 02, 2014 04:52 EDT
2014 World Cup USA Goalie Tim Howard Inspires Hundreds to Tweet about Jesus (TWEETS)
USA soccer goalie Tim Howard took to Twitter after his amazing feats on the pitch Monday to speak of his faith in Jesus Christ.
Howard adamantly defended the US team's net into extra time before losing to Belguim in the World Cup "Round of 16" match June 1. ESPN Stats & Info said that Howard clocked in a record 24 saves for his home team in this year's World Cup, which surpasses any other goalkeeper during the tournament.
Howard, an outspoken Christian revealed in a former interview with Campus Crusade for Christ, "The most important thing in my life is Christ, He's more important to me than winning or losing or whether I'm playing or not. Everything else is just a bonus."
Due to Howard's performance and faith, fans flooded social media with Tweets comparing the soccer goalie to Jesus.
No lie Tim Howard played soccer like Jesus yesterday. Saving everything fam
"” Hood Disciples (@HoodDisciplesYo) July 2, 2014
The only person who saves better than Tim Howard is Jesus. "” Ohlber Nejam (@BrennanOhlman) July 2, 2014Difference between Tim Howard and Jesus - Jesus had 11 guys he could trust
"” Alex Goode (@Alex_goode0) July 2, 2014
Tim Howard saves. Jesus saves. Jesus saves Tim Howard. http://t.co/1tlvZOmvBy via @CruTweets "” Caleb Parke (@calebparke) July 2, 2014Tim Howard, the American Jesus. pic.twitter.com/Cj8tIRkmTU
"” Pangeran (@pangeransiahaan) July 2, 2014
Tim Howard is reminding me of Jesus with all this saving! "” D-Train (@dominic_trento) July 1, 2014On Tim Howard's Wikipedia page now: "He is the American Jesus". That's fair. #USA pic.twitter.com/N87Rn6GtAN
"” David Leonard (@davidleonardii) July 1, 2014
Only Jesus saves more than Tim Howard #USMNT #USAvsBEL "” CollegeTownLife (@CollegeTownLife) July 1, 2014World record for most saves. 1. Jesus Christ 2. Tim Howard #BELvsUSA
"” ?? (@nate_blank) July 1, 2014
Jesus I would like to thank you for Tim Howard "” Brady Rider (@RiderBrady) July 1, 2014The tweets went on and on and although America is out of the World Cup, USA's goalie managed make a positive impression on the fans at home watching.
View Video Below of some of Howard's saves in the 2014 World Cup:
