FC Dallas – 1st half of 2010

Brek Shea celebrates his 2nd goal against San Jose
Here are some of my favorite pictures from the first half of the MLS season.
I will be shooting the MLS All-Star game in Houston on Wednesday, so keep an eye out for a post with pictures from that event later in the week or this weekend.
- Zach Loyd
- Zach Loyd
- Ugo Ihemelu
- Ugo Ihemelu
- LA Galaxy Tristan Bowen celebrates a goal
- Steve Zakuani scores
- Seattle forward Steve Zakuani celebrates a goal
- Real Salt Lake's Robbie Findley
- Houston Dynamo goalie Pat Onstad
- Seattle midfielder Osvaldo Alonso
- Real Salt Lake goalie Nick Rimando
- Real Salt Lake goalie Nick Rimando
- FC Dallas Milton Rodriguez header
- Milton Rodriguez vs. Real Salt Lake
- Milton Rodriguez vs. Real Salt Lake
- Marvin Chavez looks to center the ball against San Jose
- Kyle Davies
- Kyle Davies vs. Columbus in the Pioneer Cup
- FC Dallas goalie Kevin Hartmann
- Kevin Hartmann
- San Jose goalie Joe Cannon
- Jeff Cunningham celebrates his goal against Seattle
- FC Dallas forward Jeff Cunningham
- Jeff Cunningham vs. Columbus
- Jeff Cunningham penalty
- Jason Yeisley
- James Riley squares off against Jair Benitez
- Jair Benitez
- Jair Benitez battles a Real Salt Lake player
- Jair Benitez vs. Real Salt Lake
- Jair Benitez v. Houston
- Heath Pearce
- Heath Pearce
- Heath Pearce
- Heath Pearce
- Guillermo Barros Schelotto
- FC Dallas defender George John
- George John
- FC Dallas defender George John
- Fredy Montero
- Freddie Ljungberg
- Freddie Ljungberg
- Frankie Hejduk
- FC Dallas Dancers
- FC Dallas Dancer
- FC Dallas Dancer
- FC Dallas Dancer
- Eric Avila
- Eric Avila
- Eric Avila
- Eric Avila and Heath Pearce celebrate a goal against Columbus
- FC Dallas rookie Eric Alexander
- LA Galaxy goalie Donovan Ricketts
- Dax McCarty
- Dax McCarty attempts a header
- Dax McCarty
- Dax McCarty
- David Ferreira
- David Ferreira
- David Ferreira
- FC Dallas goalie Dario Sala
- Daniel Hernandez
- FC Dallas captain Daniel Hernandez heads a ball against RSL
- Brek Shea scores against San Jose
- Brek Shea celebrates his 2nd goal against San Jose
- Brek Shea wearing Ike Opara's jersey after the game against San Jose
- Jeff Cunningham and Atiba Harris celebrate Brek Shea's goal against RSL
- Brek Shea
- FC Dallas' Brek Shea tries to keep the ball from going out of bounds
- FC Dallas' Atiba Harris looks to turn on the defender
- FC Dallas' Atiba Harris battles for the ball
- Atiba Harris
- FC Dallas' Anthony Wallace
DALLAS CUP 2010
I had the privilege of shooting photos this year at the Dallas Cup. For those of you that don’t know, it is the premier youth soccer tournament in the United States and teams travel from all over the world to compete. Being a huge Tottenham Hotspur fan from my days living in England in the 80s I was excited to hear that Spurs were sending their Youth Academy to participate in this year’s Super Group, and I made a point to get to each of their preliminary matches against the Dallas Texans, the Japanese National Team and Tigres from Mexico to take photos. The Super Group also included Chelsea from England, the Japanese, United States and Mexican U20 National Teams as well as teams from Germany, Brazil, Costa Rica, Mexico and more. I also shot photos at the Chelsea Youth Academy team’s match against FC Dallas on the first day of the tournament.
I hope you like the pictures as much as I enjoyed taking them.
SMU Basketball 2009-10
I haven’t been posting pictures after each game, so I thought I would post some of my favorites from this year so far.

SMU v. Tulane
The SMU Mustangs beat Tulane to end the season at 7-5. With the victory SMU ensured its first bowl berth in 25 years. Congratulations to the Mustang football team and good luck in the Aloha Bowl.
SMU Seniors Bryan McCann & Emmanuel Sanders
- SMU RB Zach Line
- SMU RB Zach Line celebrates his TD
- SMU RB Zach Line scores a TD
- SMU LB Youri Yenga pressures the Tulane QB
- SMU LB Youri Yenga
- SMU LB Youri Yenga
- SMU WR Terrance Wilkerson
- SMU DE Taylor Thompson
- SMU Athletic Director Steve Orsini & Coach Jones celebrate the win and the bowl bid
- SMU Defense talks it over
- Tulane celebrates a TD
- SMU Defensive line
- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal looks up field
- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal
- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal
- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal
- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal
- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal
- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal
- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal celebrates a TD
- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal celebrates a TD
- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal follows his blocker
- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal
- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal heads for the end zone
- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal heads into the endzone
- Tulane QB Ryan Griffin
- Tulane QB Ryan Griffin
- Tulane QB Ryan Griffin
- SMU LB Pete Fleps
- SMU LB Pete Fleps and CB J.R. McConnico make the tackle
- SMU LB Pete Fleps hits the QB
- SMU's Patrick Fleming
- SMU C Mitch Enright
- SMU DE Marquis Frazier
- SMU DE Margus Hunt
- SMU DE Margus Hunt
- SMU DE Margus Hunt
- SMU tries to block a kick
- SMU QB Kyle Padron and Coach June Jones
- SMU QB Kyle Padron
- SMU QB Kyle Padron
- SMU Coach June Jones during the senior walk
- SMU OL Josh LeRibeus
- SMU's Jimmy Chase
- Tulane's Jeremy Williams receives the kickoff
- SMU CB J.R. McConnico
- SMU WR Emmanuel Sanders & CB Bryan McCann
- SMU WR Emmanuel Sanders
- SMU WR Emmanuel Sanders returns a punt
- SMU WR Emmanuel Sanders
- SMU WR Emmanuel Sanders
- SMU Senior WR Emmanuel Sanders & family
- SMU Senior WR Emmanuel Sanders
- SMU WR Emmanuel Sanders
- SMU WR Cole Beasley
- SMU Senior DT Chris Parham
- SMU Senior DT Chris Parham & family
- SMU Senior LB Chase Kennemer & family
- SMU Senior LB Chase Kennemer
- SMU OL Bryce Tennison
- SMU Senior S Bryce Hudman & Family
- SMU Senior S Bryce Hudman
- SMU Senior CB Bryan McCann & family
- SMU WR Aldrick Robinson
- Tulane RB Albert Williams
SMU v. UTEP 11-14-09
SMU held on to defeat the UTEP Miners by a score of 35-31. It took as stop on 4th and goal for the Miners, but the win made the Mustangs bowl eligible and has them sitting atop the West of Conference USA.
SMU v. Rice
November 7, 2009 – It was Homecoming at SMU as the Mustangs took on the Rice Owls. SMU took at early lead but were soon down to the winless Owls. It wasn’t until Sterling Moore blocked a Rice field goal attempt and Bryan McCann returned it for a touchdown on the last play of the first half that SMU would take the lead for good. It wasn’t easy, but the Mustangs were able to hold out for a 31-28 win. Next week the Mustangs face the UTEP Miners, and a victory will make the Mustangs bowl eligible!
- SMU cheerleader
- SMU Cheerleader
- SMU Cheerleader
- SMU's Bryce Hudman
- SMU WR Emmanuel Sanders
- Here come the Mustangs
- Bowl Bound???
- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal turns the corner
- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal
- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal scores the touchdown
- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal and WR Terrence Wilkerson celebrate
- SMU LB Chase Kennermer recovers the fumble
- Rice intercepts a pass
- SMU S Rock Dennis tries to break up the pass
- SMU CB Bryan McCann returns the kick
- SMU Coach June Jones calls the play
- SMU WR Cole Beasley lines up
- SMU QB Kyle Padron loses the ball
- SMU QB Kyle Padron & RB Shawnbrey McNeal
- SMU DE Margus Hunt celebrates another blocked field goal
- SMU QB Kyle Padron scrambles
- SMU cheerleader
- SMU cheerleader
- SMU WR Cole Beasley
- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal turns up field
- SMU DE Margus Hunt
- SMU S Rock Dennis makes the tackle
- The Mustangs try to block the extra point
- SMU WR Aldrick Robinson
- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal leaps for the first down
- SMU QB Kyle Padron congratulates WR Emmanuel Sanders on his TD
- SMU WR Emmanuel Sanders celebrates his TD
- SMU cheerleader
- SMU cheerleader
- SMU Cheerleader
- SMU Coach June Jones interviewed at halftime
- Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison
- SMU baton twirler
- SMU DE Margus Hunt celebrates another blocked field goal
- SMU LB Youri Yenga
- SMU DE Taylor Thompson knocks down the pass
- SMU OL Jimmy Chase
- SMU DE Margus Hunt
- SMU Defense
- SMU QB Kyle Padron
- SMU Punter Matt Szymanski
- SMU P Matt Szymanski
- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal pulled down by the facemask
- SMU QB Kyle Padron runs for the first down
- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal runs to the endzone
- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal scores his 2nd TD
- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal scores his 2nd TD
- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal scores his 2nd TD
- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal celebrates his 2nd TD
- SMU DE Margus Hunt
- SMU DEs Taylor Thompson and Marquis Frazier
- SMU LB Pete Fleps
- SMU WR Emmanuel Sanders returns a punt
- SMU WR Emmanuel Sanders returns a punt
- SMU WR Emmanuel Sanders returns the punt
- SMU WR Emmanuel Sanders returns a punt
- SMU WR Emmanuel Sanders returns a punt
- SMU QB Kyle Padron
- SMU QB Kyle Padron
- SMU RB Zach Line takes the hand off
- SMU RB Zach Line loses his helmet
- SMU QBs Kyle Padron & Bo Levi Mitchell
- SMU CB Bryan McCann
- SMU student section
- Final Score - SMU 31 Rice 28
- SMU LB Chase Kennemer throws the ball into the crowd at the end of the game
- SMU cheerleader
- SMU S Chris Banjo with the Mayor's Cup
- SMU CB Bryan McCann & Rock Dennis with the Mayor's Cup
- SMU players with the Mayor's Cup
Houston Dynamo v. LA Galaxy
October 18, 2009 – Being a Manchester United fan from back in the 80s when I lived in England I took a trip down to Houston to shoot former Manchester United captain David Beckham in a match-up of the top two teams in the MLS Western Conference. It was David Beckham’s first time to play in Houston, so there were lots of photographers, and it was hard to get a good spot to take pictures. The game was a hard fought match that ended in a 0-0 tie.
SMU v. Navy
October 17, 2009 – Dallas, Texas - SMU battled Navy for the Frank Gansz Trophy. President & Mrs. Bush were on hand for the coin toss, the Navy Seals parachuted in the game ball and there was a fly by from three F-18s during the National Anthem. The game lived up to the hype with Navy and SMU battling into overtime. Navy came out on top 38-35.
SMU v. East Carolina
October 10, 2009 – Dallas, Texas – SMU faced off against the defending Conference USA champion East Carolina Pirates. East Carolina went into the game as the favorites, but it was SMU who ended up on top 28-21 in a back and forth game that wasn’t decided until the last minutes of the fourth quarter. The victory sees SMU go 2-0 in conference for the first time since 1986 when SMU was 3-0 in the old Southwest Conference.

- SMU LB Chase Kennemer
- SMU's Kelvin Beachum
- SMU WR Emmanuel Sanders
- SMU DT Marquis Frazier
- SMU offensive lineman Kelvin Beachum
- Coin toss
- SMU LB Chase Kennemer
- SMU QB Bo Levi Mitchell
- SMU QB Bo Levi Mitchell
- SMU QB Bo Levi Mitchell warms up
- SMU Safety Chris Banjo
- SMU defense
- SMU CB Bryan McCann makes the play
- SMU QB Bo Levi flushed out of the pocket
- SMU safety Rock Dennis tries to fire up the crowd
- SMU Safety Rock Dennis makes the tackle
- SMU DE Taylor Thompson
- SMU's Margus Hunt tries to block the kick
- SMU RB Shawnbrey McNeal runs upfield
- SMU WR Darius Johnson
- SMU LB Youri Yenga
- SMU's Margus Hunt celebrates his blocked field goal
- SMU DE Margus Hunt
- SMU CB Bryan McCann
- SMU DT Chris Parham
- SMU's Josh LeRibeus
- SMU receiver coach Jeff Reinbold
- SMU's Kelvin Beachum
- SMU's Chase Kennemer makes 1 of his 14 tackles
- SMU QB Kyle Padron
- SMU's offensive line takes a break
- SMU Safety Chris Banjo
- Former SMU and current New Orleans saint punter Thomas Morestead
- SMU's Rock Dennis returns an INT for a touchdown
- SMU's Rock Dennis heads for the endzone
- SMU's Youri Yenga makes the tackle
- SMU DE Taylor Thompson
- SMU DT Marquis Frazier makes the tackle
- SMU LB Chase Kennemer with another tackle
- SMU's Terrance Wilkerson & Emmanuel Sanders celebrate a TD
- SMU WR Terrance Wilkerson celebrates his TD
- SMU WR Emmanuel Sanders celebrates the victory
- SMU CB Chris Banjo
- SMU WR Bradley Haynes
- SMU WR Emmanuel Sanders
- SMU OL Bryce Tennison
- SMU Safety Rock Dennis
Battle for the Iron Skillet – SMU v. TCU
October 3, 2009 – Fort Worth, Texas – SMU travelled to Fort Worth to take on the 11th ranked TCU Horned Frogs in the annual battle for the Iron Skillet. In a rain soaked game, SMU forced three first half turnovers and scored the first touchdown of the game to take a 7-0 lead, but then TCU scored 25 unanswered points to put the game out of reach. The final score was TCU 39- SMU 14.
FC Dallas beats Real Salt Lake
Saturday, August 26, 2009 – Frisco, Texas
FC Dallas continued their good form at home with a 3-0 victory over Real Salt Lake. Jeff Cunningham scored two goals to move into a tie with Conor Casey atop the Golden Boot standings at 15 goals a piece. This is particularly amazing considering Jeff only had 1 goal midway through the season. Cunningham’s first goal came in the 5th minute with the assist from Dave van den Bergh.
David Ferreira doubled Dallas’ lead in the 10th minute as van den Bergh put a nice ball through the defense to a charging Ferreira. The assist marked van den Bergh’s 10th on the season tying him for 2nd in the MLS and marking his career high.
Cunningham scored again in the 87th minute with a blast from about 25 yards out.
A good performance from FC Dallas from start to finish. The next game is Wednesday at the Cotton Bowl against the New England Revolution.

- FC Dallas' Dave van den Bergh heads the ball
- RSL's Yura Movsisyan goes up for the header
- Kyle Beckerman & Daniel Hernandez
- FC Dallas' Dax McCarty
- FC Dallas' Dave van den Bergh & RSL's Tony Beltran
- FC Dallas lines up a wall after the ref's dubious free kick call
- FC Dallas' Dave van den Bergh & RSL's Tony Beltran
- FC Dallas' Marvin Chavez
- FC Dallas' David Ferreira blows past Real Salt Lake's FC Dallas' Tony Beltran
- In a freak accidnet the ball decapitates both players
- FC Dallas' Jair Benitez closes in in RSL's Kyle Beckerman
- FC Dallas midfielder Dax McCarty
- RSL forward Yura Movsisyan charges past FC Dallas' Heath Pearce
- Real Salt Lake's Yura Movsisyan crosses the ball
- FC Dallas' David Ferreira & RSL defender Robbie Russell
- RSL's Pablo Campos and FC Dallas' George John battle
- FC Dallas midfielder Eric Avila
- FC Dallas midfielder Andre Rocha
- RSL Pablo Campos and Dallas defender George John
- FC Dallas' Atiba Harris & RSL's Tony Beltran
- RSL forward Pablo Campos and FC Dallas defender George John
- FC Dallas defender Heath Pearce
- FC Dallas' Dave van den Bergh
- FC Dallas defender Heath Pearce
- FC Dallas defender Jair Benitez
- FC Dallas defender George John
- FC Dallas defender Ugo Ihemelu
- RSL forward Robbie Findley's shot slides under FC Dallas defender George John
- FC Dallas' David Ferreira and RSL's Kyle Beckerman
- FC Dallas midfielder Dax McCarty
- FC Dallas' Dave van den Bergh
- FC Dallas' Dave van den Bergh & RSL's Tony Beltran
- RSL forward Fabian Espindola tries to break through the defense
- FC Dallas defender Ugo Ihemelu is taken down
- Real Salt Lake's Kyle Beckerman catches the water bottle
- RSL's Pablo Campos passes off
- FC Dallas' Dave van den Bergh
- David Ferreira scores past RSL's Nat Borchers
- FC Dallas defender Heath Pearce
- RSL defender Chris Wingert tackles Jeff Cunningham
- FC Dallas' Atiba Harris & RSL's Tony Beltran
- FC Dallas' David Ferreira gets past RSL's Robbie Russell
- FC Dallas midfielder Dave van den Bergh and RSL's Clint Mathis
- FC Dallas' Jair Benitez looks up field
- FC Dallas defender Ugo Ihemelu & RSL's Yura Mosvivyan
- FC Dallas midfielder Daniel Hernandez & Dax McCarty
- FC Dallas midfielder Dave van den Bergh
- RSL's Fabian Espindola & Mavin Chavez
- FC Dallas starting line-up
- RSL's Pablo Campos' shot is blocked by Ugo Ihemelu
- FC Dallas defender Heath Pearce shows off FC Dallas' new jersey sponsor
- FC Dallas' Atiba Harris & RSL's Tony Beltran
- Jeff Cunningham scores his first goal
- RSL midfielder Kyle Beckerman and FC Dallas' Daniel Hernandez
- FC Dallas' Marvin Chavez & RSL's Andy Williams
- David Ferreira
- FC Dallas' Jeff Cunningham & RSL's Will Johnson
- FC Dallas' Marvin Chavez & RSL's Tony Beltran
- FC Dallas' new signing Heath Pearce and Real Salt Lake's Kyle Beckerman
- RSL forward Yura Movsisyan and FC Dallas defender Ugo Ihemelu
- RSL's Fabian Espindola & FC Dallas' Marvin Chavez
- Real Salt Lake & US National team midfielder Kyle Beckerman
- RSL defender Chris Wingert tackles Jeff Cunningham
- FC Dallas defender Jair Benitez and RSL forward Yura Movsisyan
- FC Dallas rookie defender George John
- FC Dallas' Jair Benitez fouls RSL's Kyle Beckerman
- FC Dallas' Marvin Chavez is upended
- FC Dallas' Jeff Cunningham prepares to receive the pass
- RSL forward Robbie Findley
- FC Dallas midfielders Andre Rocha & Eric Avila
- David Ferreira receives the pass from van den Bergh
- FC Dallas forward Jeff Cunningham
- FC Dallas' Marvin Chavez & RSL's Tony Beltran
- RSL forward Pablo Campos is closed down by the FC Dallas defense
- Ugo Ihemelu
- Real Salt Lake's Tony Beltran
- FC Dallas' Marvin Chavez & RSL's Tony Beltran
- RSL's Chris Wingert fouls FC Dallas' Dax McCarty
- FC Dallas goalkeeper Dario Sala saves the shot
SMU v. Stephen F. Austin
Saturday, September 5, 2009 – Dallas, Texas: SMU defeated Stephen F. Austin for their first opening game victory since 2000. The victory against SFA was not a pretty one with the game still in doubt well into the second half. With two minutes left, and SMU up 24-23 SFA’s kicker missed a field goal, and on the subsequent possession Miami transfer RB Shawbrey McNeal broke a 49 yard touchdown run to preserve the victory for SMU.
On a day when SMU’s passing attack was not very effective McNeal, who was granted permission by the NCAA to play this year only the day before, rushed for 158 yards on 19 carries and scored one touchdown.

DALLAS COWBOYS v. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
I was lucky enough to get to shoot my first Dallas Cowboys game at the new Cowboys Stadium on Saturday, August 29, 2009. I put on my red NFL vest and made my way to the sideline to shoot my first NFL game. I got there early to get some shots of warmups and the five hours I was down on the field absolutely flew by. The Cowboys lost the game, but it was a great experience.
Hope you like the pictures.
- Dallas QB Tony Romo
- Dallas QB Tony Romo
- Dallas WR Miles Austin focuses on the ball
- San Francisco QB Shaun Hill
- Dallas' Anthony Spencer takes Shaun Hill down
- Dallas RB Marion Barber & San Francisco TE Vernon Davis pregame
- Dallas QB Tony Romo warms up
- Cowboys Cheerleader
- Dallas RB Marion Barber breaks through the line
- Linemen warmups
- Dallas WR Patrick Crayton
- ready for the punt
- Linemen warmups
- Dallas QB Tony Romo warms up
- Cowboys Cheerleader
- Dallas DT Junior Siavii
- Dallas S Courtney Brown defends the long pass
- Leonard Davis warms up
- Shaun Hill is knocked down
- Felix Jones sheds a tackler
- 49ers touchdown
- Dallas QB Tony Romo
- Dallas rookie S DeAngelo Smith makes the tackle
- Dallas RB Tashard Choice
- Dallas TE Martellus Bennett
- Dallas DB Terrence Newman
- Felix Jones battles into the end zone
- Marion Barber warmup
- Dallas G Leonard Davis
- Dallas S Courtney Brown and San Francisco WR reach for the ball
- Dallas QB Tony Romo
- Cowboys Cheerleader
- Dallas TE Jason Witten in warmups
- San Francisco rookie QB Nate Davis scrambles
- Dallas WR Patrick Crayton
- Dallas QB Tony Romo hands off to RB Marion Barber
- Dallas QB Tony Romo warms up
- Dallas LB Keith Brooking
- Cowboys Cheerleader
- Cowboys Cheerleader
- Tony Romo
- Cowboys Cheerleader
- Dallas RB Tashard Choice gets wrapped up
- Cowboys Cheerleader
- Cowboys Cheerleader
- Felix Jones gets pushed out
- Cowboys Cheerleader
- Cowboys Cheerleader
- Dallas RB Tashard Choice
- Touchdown!




















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































