The Chelsea quartet of Ashley Cole, Frank Lampard, John Terry, and Joe Cole will all miss tonight’s game. Portsmouth goalkeeper David James has also been excluded, but Wayne Rooney will play some part, according to reports.

Manchester United FC overwhelm AC Milan 4-0 to confirm their UEFA Champions League quarter-final spot.

Manchester United 3, AC Milan 2— Ronaldinho gave Milan an early lead, but a freak goal from Paul Scholes put United level before Wayne Rooney scored twice in the second half. Clarence Seedorf halved the deficit late on.

Sir Alex Ferguson was at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Friday to see the Italian giants end a four-game losing streak by beating Udinese 3-2, and the United boss believes Milan is missing something since Kaka left the club to join Los Blancos.

Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar netted a brace and Brazilian forward Alexandre Pato scored a goal on his comeback to beat Udinese 3-2.

The AC Milan star was giving an interview outside a hotel when Le Iene’s Elena Di Cioccio bent down and squeezed him between the legs.

David Beckham replaced the injured Alexandre Pato in the starting line-up and played for 76 minutes during his side’s insistent 5-2 home win over Genoa. Milan moved to 34 points, eight behind leaders Inter.

Everton manager David Moyes has confirmed that Landon Donovan will be joining the Toffees on a short-term loan deal loan deal when the January transfer window opens.

About 3,000 people attended the 2010 World Cup Draw at the Cape Town International Convention Center, ending weeks of waiting by football enthusiasts to find out who their teams will play against in the group stage of the month-long tournament.

The battle lines for next year’s World Cup will be laid down in Cape Town tonight when the draw is made for football’s grandest event.