Premier League contacts Chelsea over Boehly ticket website

In the midst of controversy over Todd Boehly’s involvement in Vivid Seats, the Premier League has written to Chelsea to ask for clarification regarding the club’s position regarding ticket resellers.

Boehly also owns a 13% stake in Chelsea, and he is also an investor and director in Vivid, which the league refers to as an “unauthorized ticket seller.”

Chelsea games are listed on the website’s platform, with some tickets going for as much as £20,000 last season. Although it is permitted overseas, it is not permitted to operate in the United Kingdom.

In an open letter released in March, Chelsea Supporters’ Trust wrote to the Premier League asking them to “act and investigate” the situation because they thought it was both a “breach of trust and a clear conflict of interest.

At a Football Supporters’ Association event last week, Premier League CEO Richard Masters explained that the matter is being discussed with Chelsea at an ongoing conversation.

The Supporters’ Trust has also presented the government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) with evidence against the American business.

For more information, Boehly, Chelsea, and Vivid have been contacted.

Sportico quoted Vivid CEO Stanley Chia as saying that “the company’s share price dropped by 61% this year due to economic and political volatility.”

Chelsea have recently pledged to stop ticket touting, but they won’t mention Vivid or any other ticket resellers, which the CST letter claimed was “encouraged “by.”

In the midst of struggles to find a singing section in the Conference League, there have been concerns about a “flat” atmosphere at Stamford Bridge, highlighted by previous manager Mauricio Pochettino and echoed by current head coach Enzo Maresca at times last season.