FIFA president Sepp Blatter and UEFA leader Michel Platini are under investigation by FIFA's independent ethics committee and could face suspension, media reported Sunday.

Switzerland's Schweiz am Sonntag weekly said it had information indicating that the two most powerful men in football were in the sights of the ethics committee and could soon be suspended.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho admitted he owed a debt of gratitude to substitutes, Ramires and Willian who were responsible for the fightback which earned a 2-2 draw at Newcastle.

Chelsea were trailing 2-0 and seemingly heading for their fifth defeat in eight games when Ramires sparked the recovery with a long-range shot in the 79th minute.

Brendan Rodgers said that he would ignore the voices of those who do not want him to manage Liverpool after his team's 3-2 victory over Aston Villa at Anfield.

Speculation about Rodgers' position has been mounting, with Liverpool great Mark Lawrenson claiming that one defeat from the games against Villa, FC Sion and derby rivals Everton would lead to his dismissal.

Harry Kane expressed relief at ending his goal drought in Tottenham Hotspur's 4-1 triumph over Manchester City, but conceded his barren spell had affected him away from the pitch.

The England striker failed to score in his opening seven club games this season before getting off the mark with Spurs' third goal in their victory against City at White Hart Lane on Saturday.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal refused to look too far ahead in the Premier League title race despite seeing his side go top after comfortably beating Sunderland 3-0.

Manchester City's 4-1 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur earlier on Saturday enabled United to take top spot for the first time since Van Gaal took charge at the start of last season.

England captain Chris Robshaw said his side had "let a lot of people down" after they suffered a stunning 28-25 loss to Wales in a crunch “Pool of Death” World Cup clash in front of their own fans at a sold-out Twickenham on Saturday.

England twice led by 10 points, with wing Jonny May scoring a fine try.

Goals by Lorenzo Insigne and Gonazalo Higuain saw Napoli to a precious 2-1 win over Juventus on Saturday and compounded the champions' poor start to the season days before a crucial Champions League fixture with Sevilla.

Juventus had earned their only points from a win and two draws in their five opening games before travelling to a Napoli side that had hit 10 goals in their past three outings, including a 5-0 Europa League win over Club Brugge.

Lionel Messi will be out for up to eight weeks with knee ligament damage suffered as Barcelona returned to the top of La Liga table with a 2-1 win over Las Palmas on Saturday.

Luis Suarez struck twice to ensure no more damage was done to Barca's title bid, but the hosts were left hanging on after Jonathan Viera's deflected effort three minutes from time halved the deficit.

Embattled Sepp Blatter was urged to stand down as FIFA president on Saturday after he was placed under a criminal investigation as his heir-apparent Michel Platini also came under scrutiny over a murky multi-million-dollar payment.

In a dramatic escalation of the corruption scandal engulfing world football Swiss investigators accompanied by Swiss police swept into FIFA's headquarters on Friday as their attention turned to Blatter and Platini.

The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will start on Monday, Nov. 21, kicking off a 28-day tournament that will finish on Sunday, Dec. 18.

FIFA's executive committee confirmed the 2022 dates on Friday, six months after picking Dec. 18 — Qatar's national holiday — for the final.