Sports

LSU v. Oregon

September 3, 2011 – LSU and Oregon opened their seasons at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas in the Cowboys Classic.  It was a good game with lots of energy (as expected from a matchup of two top 10 teams).  LSU took control early in the second half and came away with a 40-27 win.

I shot LSU in the Cotton Bowl earlier in the year, and was asked by one of the mothers of one of the LSU Golden Girls to take some pictures of the girls again during this game, so a lot of the pictures here are of the Golden Girls, but I think I got a couple decent action shots as well.  Hope you like them.


TCU Showgirls – TCU v. SMU 10-1-11


Barcelona v. Club America 8-6-11

August 6, 2011 – FC Barcelona came to Dallas to play against Mexico’s Club America in the Herbalife World Football Challenge.  Barcelona was without their star, Lionel Messi, who was given an extended rest by his team after competing in the Copa America for Argentina, but the rest of the big names (Xavi, Iniesta, Villa, Thiago, Victor Valdes, Pique, Puyol, etc…) were all there.  Barcelona, who had lost 4-1 to Chivas Guadalajara a few days earlier started the game with most of their starters on the field.  After halftime there were lots of substitutions, with many of the younger Barcelona players getting a chance to show what they’ve got.  Barcelona won the game 2-0 on goals from David Villa in the 1st half and Seydou Keita in the 2nd half (set up by a nice play by Gerard Deulofeu).

Living in the United States you don’t get many chances to shoot the top soccer teams from overseas, and I consider myself very lucky to have gotten a chance to shoot Barcelona and Real Madrid within a three week span.

I hope you like the pictures.

David Villa


Concacaf Gold Cup Semi Finals

Clint Dempsey and teammates celebrate his goal

June 28, 2011 – I had the pleasure of shooting the Concacaf Gold Cup semi finals at Reliant Stadium in Houston.  I had shot the Mexican national team a few  times before, but had never had the opportunity to shoot the US national team.  I have been a fan of the US team for years, and I must say that it was very cool to get a chance to shoot their game.  It was a sellout, but the stadium wasn’t full during the US game, but once the Mexico/Honduras game started the place was crazy.  The US beat Panama 1-0 in the first game and then Mexico beat Honduras 2-0 to set up the dream matchup of the US v. Mexico in the final at the Rose Bowl.

 


Concacaf Gold Cup Soccer

June 4, 2011 – Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas was the site of the opening two matches of the 2011 Concacaf Gold Cup.  The first match featured Costa Rica v. Cuba, and the second was Mexico v. El Salvador.  Both matches ended with final scores of 5-0 with Costa Rica and Mexico the victors.  Hope you like the pictures.

Chicharito shoots


Ticketcity Bowl – Texas Tech v. Northwestern

January 1, 2011 – I shot the inaugural Ticketcity Bowl at the Cotton Bowl Stadium.  The game featured a lot of offense with the final score being Texas Tech 45 – Northwestern 38.


Cotton Bowl 2011

January 7, 2011:  the 75th Annual Cotton Bowl Classic was held at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas and featured the LSU Tigers of the SEC and the Texas A&M Aggies from the Big 12.  The Aggies took a quick 10-0 lead in the first quarter, but it was really all LSU after that with the Tigers winning the game 41-24.