Chelsea fans call for Premier League investigation into their owner Todd Boehly | Football

The Chelsea Supporters’ Trust have called for the Premier League to investigate the club’s owner Todd Boehly due to his connection with ticket resale site Vivid Seats.

The company is called an ‘unauthorised ticket website’ by the Premier League, with fans warned to ‘exercise extreme caution’ if they use the website.

The US organisation sells Premier League tickets, often for much greater than face value.

Boehly is on the Vivid Seats board of directors, which the Chelsea Supporters’ Trust (CST) describe as ‘totally inappropriate, a breach of trust and a clear conflict of interest’ in an open letter to Premier League Chief Executive Office, Richard Masters.

The CST letter notes that ‘Vivid Seats currently lists tickets for every Premier League fixture for the remainder of the season and most tickets
are being sold for above face value at significantly inflated rates’ and hundreds of those tickets are for Chelsea games.

They add: ‘Mr Boehly’s connection with Vivid Seats undermines the
ongoing efforts of Chelsea FC, The Metropolitan Police, and The Premier League to combat ticket touting.’

Part of the statement reads: ‘As a Director of Chelsea FC and part-owner, Mr Boehly’s connection with Vivid Seats is totally inappropriate and
significantly undermines the efforts of Chelsea FC, The Premier League, and The Metropolitan Police to combat ticket touting.

‘Mr Boehly has been contacted directly by the CST and has been offered multiple opportunities to both publicly and privately address supporters’ concerns.

‘Neither Mr Boehly nor his representatives have, however, acted on these requests, and thousands of tickets remain for sale on the Vivid Seats website.

‘The CST firmly believes that it is now time for the Premier League to act and investigate.

‘We would welcome your views as Chief Executive Officer of the Premier League on this matter and anticipate that the Premier League would take this opportunity to act swiftly and ensure that a major shareowner of a Premier League club ceases facilitating the sale of tickets for significantly above face value.’

Boehly became co-owner and chairman of Chelsea in June 2022 and has overseen huge change at the club, including enormous investment in the playing squad.

Enzo Maresca’s side sit fourth in the Premier League table, in a scrap with a number of sides for a Champions League place.

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