😡 Boehly’s Vivid Seats: Chelsea Co-Owner’s Resale Site Under Scrutiny 😡
Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly is a director at Vivid Seats, an American resale website that lists Premier League match tickets—sometimes for up to £20,000—despite the club’s strong condemnation of such practices.
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The Times
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Steve Worrell
According to The Times, Todd Boehly, who has been Chelsea’s co-owner since 2022, is also a director of Vivid Seats, an American platform that enables users to buy and sell tickets for concerts and sporting events. The site, which charges a 10% commission and additional service fees, has seen some Premier League match tickets listed at prices reaching nearly £20,000. British fans are unable to use Vivid Seats due to UK laws that prohibit the resale of tickets at inflated prices, and the Premier League includes Vivid Seats on its list of unauthorised ticketing websites. Chelsea have previously condemned the resale of tickets for profit, warning that any ticket holder found selling above face value could face sanctions, including the loss of season tickets and memberships. Vivid Seats maintains that it complies with local regulations and does not allow UK sellers to list EPL tickets, clarifying that the platform only facilitates sales, with the base price set solely by the seller. Both Chelsea and the Premier League declined to comment on the matter when approached by the Daily Telegraph.
- Dual Role: Todd Boehly, Chelsea’s co-owner, is also a director at Vivid Seats, a ticket resale website.
- High Ticket Prices: The site lists some Premier League tickets at prices up to nearly £20,000.
- UK Restrictions: British fans cannot use Vivid Seats due to UK laws prohibiting the resale of tickets above face value, and the site is labelled as unauthorised by the Premier League.
- Chelsea’s Stance: The club has condemned ticket resale for profit, enforcing strict sanctions against those selling above the official price.
- Vivid Seats Policy: The company asserts that it adheres to local regulatory policies, does not have UK sellers listing EPL tickets, and only facilitates sales without setting base prices.
- No Comment: Both Chelsea and the Premier League have declined to comment on Boehly’s involvement with the site.
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Steve, Co-founder of The 1905 Club, created the platform to provide honest, clickbait-free Chelsea FC content. He worked at Stamford Bridge from 2013 to 2016 with a Champions League sponsor. His first Chelsea match was a 1-0 win at Leeds in 2000, and his favourite was the epic 2012 Champions League game against Napoli.
