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The Chelsea Supporters’ Belief has known as on the Premier League to analyze connections between the membership’s co-owner Todd Boehly and a ticket trade and resale web site.
The Belief has written an open letter to Richard Masters, urging the Premier League chief government to look into Boehly’s hyperlinks to Vivid Seats, an American website that permits customers outdoors the UK to purchase and promote tickets to sporting occasions and concert events, typically at enormous mark-ups.
The 51-year-old American is presently a director and investor in Vivid Seats, which the Premier League lists as an “unauthorised ticket web site”. British followers can’t use the location or others prefer it as a result of reselling soccer tickets on this means within the UK is illegitimate.
Vivid Seats: Open letter & @DCMS Session
The CST has written an open letter to the #PremierLeague CEO in response to studies connecting Todd Boehly & Vivid Seats.
The CST has additionally submitted proof on this situation to the DCMS session on the resale of reside occasion tickets pic.twitter.com/kVX50g44ri
— Chelsea Supporters’ Belief⭐️⭐️ (@ChelseaSTrust) March 26, 2025
Many Blues followers have taken to social media to complain in regards to the problem for members to buy tickets to house and away video games, whereas a Chelsea Supporters’ Belief (CST) survey discovered that solely 17% of supporters had confidence within the membership to sort out touting and concern was expressed at Boehly’s ties to Vivid Seats, which fees 10% fee, plus a service charge.
“Vivid Seats continues to checklist Premier League tickets for above face worth at considerably inflated charges and our members have continued to point that Mr Boehly’s reference to Vivid Seats is a breach of belief and a transparent battle of curiosity,” a CST spokesperson mentioned.
“Not solely does this undermine the efforts of Chelsea FC, the Premier League, and the Metropolitan Police to fight ticket touting, however Vivid Seats contravenes the Chelsea FC ticketing coverage, and is explicitly named by the Premier League as a recognized unauthorised ticket web site.
“We consider that now’s the time for the Premier League to behave swiftly and be sure that a serious shareowner of a Premier League membership ceases facilitating the sale of tickets for considerably above face worth.”
Chelsea have beforehand denounced ticket holders who promote on their seats for revenue.
