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US actor Morgan Freeman arrives with the US delegation to the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. FIFA will choose the 2018 and 2022 soccer World Cup hosts with 22 executive committee members after the Oceania Football Confederation accepted the loss of its voting rights late Nov. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
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Members of the Japanese delegation arrive at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, to present their bid to host the soccer World Cup 2022. (AP Photo/Keystone/Steffen Schmidt)
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South Korean Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik arrives to the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. FIFA will choose the 2018 and 2022 soccer World Cup hosts with 22 executive committee members after the Oceania Football Confederation accepted the loss of its voting rights late Nov. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
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Australian Governor General Quentin Bryce arrives for Australia's presentation at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. FIFA will choose the 2018 and 2022 soccer World Cup hosts with 22 executive committee members after the Oceania Football Confederation accepted the loss of its voting rights late Nov. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
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David Beckham, Vice President of the England Bid team smiles during a media conference for the bidding nation England for the FIFA soccer World Cup 2018 / 2022 in Zurich, Switzerland, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Keystone, Walter Bieri )
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The FIFA headquarter in Zurich, Switzerland, is illuminated Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010 as delegations from different countries arrived to show their presentation for the 2022 soccer World Cup. Russians Prime Minister Putin's withdrawal and allegation that the bidding process had turned into an "unfair competition" following scandals targeting FIFA dented its stature as a favorite to host the event. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)
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U.S. map shows the 18 cities selected as official host cities for the United States’ bid for the 2022 World Cup
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This Sept. 14, 2009, file photo, shows ESPN broadcaster Jon Gruden before an NFL football game between the New England Patriots and the Buffalo Bills in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
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FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2011, file photo, Auburn quarterback Cam Newton holds the trophy during a news conference after winning the Heisman award, in New York. Newton will forgo his senior season and make himself eligible for the 2011 National Football League Draft. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)
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FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2010 file photo, Oklahoma wide receiver Ryan Broyles carries the ball against Colorado during an NCAA college football game in Norman, Okla. He's not even the best receiver in the conference but it'd be hard to find another one better than Broyles. He leads the nation in catches with 115 for 1,391 yards. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki,File)
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FILE - This Feb 22, 2006, file photo, shows former Oklahoma football coach Barry Switzer, left, and former Nebraska football coach Tom Osborne, shaking hands in Lincoln, Neb. The upcoming Big 12 championship game between Oklahoma and Nebraska brings back memories of those Thanksgiving weekend battles between the Big Reds of the North and South. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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FILE - In this Nov. 27, 2010, file photo Virginia Tech running back David Wilson (4), left, stretches in for a touchdown as Virginia cornerback Chase Minnifield (13) tries to make the stop during the first half of an NCAA college football game at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Va. The No. 12 Hokies are on the brink of another ACC championship and a berth in the Orange Bowl. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
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FILE - In this Nov. 27, 2010, file photo Virginia Tech running back Ryan Williams (34) stretches for a touchdown as Virginia linebacker LaRoy Reynolds tries to make the stop during the second half of an NCAA college football game at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg, Va. Williams is the touchdown maker, as likely to run away from a defender as run over him. (AP Photo Don Petersen, File)
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Dan McCarney smiles as he is introduced as the new University of North Texas football head coach during an NCAA college football news conference, Nov. 30, 2010, at the Mean Green Athletic Center in Denton, Texas. (AP Photo/Denton Record-Chronicle, David Minton)
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South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier, second from right, crosses the field at the end of an NCAA college football game against Clemson, Saturday Nov. 27, 2010 at Memorial Stadium in Clemson S.C. South Carolina won 29-7. (AP Photo/ Richard Shiro)
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FILE - This Nov. 1, 2008, file photo shows Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops, left, greeting Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini, right, following their NCAA college football game in Norman, Okla. Oklahoma won the game 62-28. Stoops and Pelini were childhood friends and coaching colleagues before they were presiding over opposite sides of one of college football's storied rivalries. But after Stoops directs No. 10 Oklahoma against Pelini and No. 13 Nebraska in one last meeting in the Big 12 championship on Saturday, they'll head in opposite directions again as the Cornhuskers head to the Big Ten.(AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)
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FILE - In this Nov. 27, 2010, file photo, Wisconsin cornerback Josh Peprah wears a rose in his helmet after beating Northwestern 70-23 in an NCAA college football game in Madison, Wis. Wisconsin believes it's done plenty to reach the Rose Bowl and might even have a slim opportunity to reach the BCS national title game. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
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Southern California running back Marc Tyler, center, carries the ball as he is defended by Notre Dame linebackers Manti Te'o, left, and Brian Smith during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Los Angeles, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2010, file photo, Washington Capitals center Tomas Fleischmann (14) and Atlanta Thrashers defenseman Ron Hainsey (6) battle for the puck in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Atlanta. The Capitals have added experience to their defense by acquiring Scott Hannan in a trade in Tuesday, Nov. 30,2 010, that sends Fleischmann to the Colorado Avalanche. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
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Line Burns carries an urn containing the remains of her late husband, former NHL coach Pat Burns, following his funeral in Montreal, Monday, Nov. 29, 2010. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Graham Hughes)