The Premier League has found that Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly’s involvement in a ticket exchange website classed as “unauthorised” by the league does not breach its rules.
Boehly, who is chairman of Chelsea, is also a director and investor of Vivid Seats, an American ticket resale website which lists tickets to a variety of events, including Premier League games. The site is on the Premier League’s list of unauthorised ticket websites, which the league warns fans to “exercise extreme caution” when dealing with. Resellers on the site are able to list tickets for far above face value.
UK-based supporters are unable to use Vivid Seats or other ticket exchange sites similar to it to buy tickets to top-flight games due it being against British law to resell tickets in this manner.
Tickets on Vivid Seats for Sunday’s match between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge start at $248 (£184.25).
After Boehly’s involvement in Vivid Seats was first reported in February 2025, the Chelsea Supporters’ Trust (CST) wrote to the Premier League in March 2025 to raise concerns. A spokesperson at the time described Boehly’s connection to the company as a “clear conflict of interest”, citing concerns that the site undermined efforts to combat ticket touting.
It was confirmed today that, after conducting a review, Boehly’s involvement with Vivid Seats does not implicate a breach of Premier League Rules and the league therefore does not intend to take disciplinary action.
Chelsea’s website says that “match tickets become invalid if someone pays more than the face value for the ticket or buys it from a tout or an unauthorised online ticket agency or reselling platform.”
“Todd Boehly’s involvement in Vivid Seats is unacceptable,” a CST spokesperson said on Friday. “The Premier League may say there’s no breach of its rules, but that misses the point. This situation exposes a gap in the system that supporters can see clearly and do not trust.
“When supporters are being asked to pay hundreds of pounds for tickets on resale platforms, it is entirely reasonable to question how it can be appropriate for the Chairman of Chelsea Football Club to be connected, even indirectly, to that market.
“It undermines confidence, cuts across the wider fight against ticket touting, and reinforces a growing feeling among supporters that the system is not working in their interests.”
In a letter to members posted on X, CST added that it recently met with senior Premier League officials. The Premier League regularly meets with supporters groups.
“The Premier League acknowledged that its current approach to ticket touting and supporter protection requires further work, and we have secured a commitment to work with them more closely in this area,” the letter said.
“The absence of a rule breach does not remove the underlying concern. It highlights that the rules themselves are not keeping pace with the reality supporters are facing.”