Matthew Visinsky

Barcelona v. Club America 8-6-11

matt — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:06:54 +0000

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

Real Madrid v. LA Galaxy

matt — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:31:26 +0000

July 16, 2011 – Real Madrid travelled to the United States to participate in the World Football Challenge against MLS and Mexican teams. I took a trip out to Los Angeles to catch their game against the LA Galaxy at the LA Coliseum. I had never been to the Coliseum before, but I remember watching the Olympic opening ceremonies there in 1984, so it was really cool to get to shoot a game in such a historic venue. The game ended with Real Madrid winning 4-1 on goals from Callejon, Joselu, Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema. Hope you like the pictures.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Concacaf Gold Cup Semi Finals

matt — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 14:48:33 +0000

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

matt — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 22:15:48 +0000

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

Dallas Cup XXXII

matt — Tue, 03 May 2011 17:56:32 +0000

I had the opportunity to shoot the Dallas Cup again this year. It features some of the best youth players from all over the world. This year the Gordon Jago Super Group consisted of teams from some of the best youth academies in the world including Arsenal from England, Barcelona from Spain and Corinthians from Brazil as well as the highly rated academy team of FC Dallas. Despite their high profile, non of those teams made it to the final game, and Tigres from Mexico and Eintracht Frankfurt from Germany were named co-champions after a 1-1 game was called due to weather.

Protected: Upward Basketball 2011

matt — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 22:54:22 +0000

TCU – Super Bowl

matt — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 04:03:59 +0000

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Ticketcity Bowl – Texas Tech v. Northwestern

matt — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:18:42 +0000

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

matt — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:59:52 +0000

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.

Armed Forces Bowl – SMU v. Army 12-30-2010

matt — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:46:11 +0000

The Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl moved from Fort Worth to Dallas this year as TCU’s Amon Carter Stadium undergoes renovations. This year’s game at SMU’s Ford Stadium featured the Army Black Knights and the SMU Mustangs. A record crowd of 36,742 watched as Army prevailed 16-14.