Chelsea Supporters’ Trust (CST) have written to the Premier League demanding action over club chairman Todd Boehly’s role with Vivid Seats – a ticketing website the Premier League says is an “unauthorised ticket seller”.

Vivid Seats’ website lists Boehly as a director while media reports earlier in the year suggested that, via a holding company, he owns 41% of the ticket resale site.

The Premier League urges supporters to “exercise extreme caution” when dealing with Vivid Seats and other unauthorised sellers. It is illegal for football supporters to sell tickets to one another in England via unauthorised platforms.

Vivid Seats is based in the US and sells tickets for music gigs, theatre shows and sporting events – tickets for 14 upcoming Chelsea games are listed on the Vivid Seats website even though it is against the club’s own ticketing policy. Prices range from the hundreds to the thousands.

“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,” say CST

“Many CST members are clearly infuriated by this connection and have written to us to say that Mr Boehly’s association with Vivid Seats is a ‘breach of trust’ and ‘a clear conflict of interest’.”

FSA view: Action needed

In recent years clubs, supporters’ groups, the police and the Premier League itself have worked hard to combat ticket touting – there is no excuse for a club owner to be involved in such activity.

We’re right behind the points made by our members at Chelsea Supporters’ Trust. It is crystal clear that the Premier League needs to take action.

You can read the full letter here.

Vivid Seats: Open letter & @DCMS Consultation

The CST has written an open letter to the #PremierLeague CEO in response to reports connecting Todd Boehly & Vivid Seats.

The CST has also submitted evidence on this issue to the DCMS consultation on the resale of live event tickets pic.twitter.com/kVX50g44ri

— Chelsea Supporters’ Trust⭐️⭐️ (@ChelseaSTrust) March 26, 2025

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