In fact the level of interest in soccer has taken him by surprise. Tim Howard is an increasingly outdated frontman for MLS | Football | The Guardian. “The Giants participated in this as well, so John Mara’s going to have to open the checkbook,” Christie said of Manning’s team, which plays their home games in New Jersey. Miami were 11-30 in the first half of the season, then 30-11 in the second half of the season.