Another keeper getting better with age is 30-year-old Tim Howard, a former teammate of Rimando's during their playing days with the under-17 and under-20 U.S. National Teams. Howard has continued to flourish as a goalkeeper playing overseas, and he was recently named the most outstanding goalkeeper at the Confederations Cup in South Africa.

"I think he's become confident playing overseas with the big guys," said Rimando. "People listen to him. If you see his character on the field he's charismatic, very intense and people feed off that. That's not my style but it works for him."

Rimando has a style that works for him as well, and it helps that he is continually pushed in practice by promising youngster Chris Seitz. A highly-touted rookie when he joined the league three years ago, many believe Seitz would've surpassed Rimando as the No. 1 keeper at Real Salt Lake by now. Rimando's increasingly stellar play has made playing time even tough to come by for Seitz.

"It's a tough situation, because we are playing well and we are doing well in the back. He knows he's a good goalkeeper, I think he's a great goalkeeper and know he can be a starter in this league," said Rimando.

Considering that many of Rimando's best years might be ahead of him, there's no telling when if ever Seitz might surpass Rimando as RSL's No. 1 keeper.

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