Todd Boehly Vivid Seats scandal: Anger grows at Chelsea as Liverpool tickets on sale for crazy money

Robin Bairner

• 27 Mar 2025 09:30 GMT
• 3 min read

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Chelsea owner Todd Boehly could soon face a Premier League investigation into his position at the Stamford Bridge club – with Blues supporters spearheading a push into the actions of the American.

Boehly finds his position under scrutiny because of his director role at Vivid Seats, a US-based ticket resale platform which he owns a stake in.

Vivid Seats has been reselling tickets for Chelsea and other Premier League matches at hugely inflated prices, with seats for the Liverpool clash on 4 May now advertised at over £6,000.

He had previously been criticised for his involvement with the company, leading to claims that he is at best "dishonest".

Chelsea Supporters’ Trust (CST) has now written to the Richard Masters, the Premier League chief executive, to demand an investigation into Boehly, citing a “breach of trust” and “clear conflict of interest”.

Boehly’s Vivid Seats role “totally inappropriate”

In the open letter, CST says: “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.

“Vivid Seats continues to list Premier League tickets for above face value at significantly inflated rates.

“Not only does this undermine the efforts of Chelsea FC, The Premier League, and The Metropolitan Police to combat ticket touting, but Vivid Seats contravenes the Chelsea FC ticketing policy, and is explicitly named by the Premier League as a known unauthorised ticket website.

“We believe that now is the time for the Premier League 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.”

Chelsea vs. Liverpool tickets on sale for £6,000

In the wake of CST’s scathing criticism of Boehly, it has emerged that Chelsea’s Premier League clash with Liverpool has seen ticket prices top £6,000.

This has led to supporters questioning how Boehly, who also owns MLB franchise the LA Dodgers, passed the ‘fit and proper test’ that England’s top-flight puts in place to stop such conflicts of interest occurring.

“How did he pass the ‘Owners & Directors test’ when Abramovich was forced to sell? It’s not an authorised seller by Premier League,” one said on X.

“We all knew this was going to happen. The Premier League has well and truly sold its soul,” another chimed in. “The pandemic should have taught them that the professional football is nothing without the fans.”

Another joked: “If the last 4 months are anything to go by I'd happy pay that if it was a fully restricted view.”

With Chelsea in a poor run of form, pressure will continue to build on Boehly, whose ethics are under question at Stamford Bridge.