Chelsea Supporters' Trust (CST) have issued a statement on Todd Boehly's apparent connection with a popular ticket resale website and the fans' group's findings say it is a "breach of trust" from the co-owner.

Ticket touting is the act of purchasing tickets for events and then selling them for a profit and is widely condemned in the United Kingdom. Vivid Seats, the website in question, is an American site that allows its users from overseas to buy and sell tickets for inflated prices. A report from The Times from earlier in the week claimed that Boehly is a director of Vivid Seats.

British users cannot use Vivid Seats or similar websites because the law states that it is illegal to resell tickets in this way in the UK - and that has been the case for more than 30 years now. Vivid Seats also sell tickets for other sports, as well as music concerts, theatre and comedy shows.

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Commenting on Boehly's connection with Vivid Seats, CST said: "Vivid Seats currently lists hundreds of Chelsea FC General Admission tickets at significantly inflated prices.

"Within the recent CST ticket touting survey, many CST members suggested that Mr Boehly's connection with Vivid Seats is a 'breach of trust' and could be a conflict of interest.

"These recent reports are very disappointing, and it is within Mr Boehly's best interests to investigate these issues and address supporters' concerns - we do not believe it is appropriate for any Chelsea tickets or wider Premier League tickets to be listed on the Vivid Seats website."

CST recently conducted a survey with its members and the results found that not enough has been done by the club to ensure peace of mind for match-going fans.

The key findings from said survey were as follows: Over two-thirds of supporters believe that ticket touting is a problem at the club, 68% of supporters do not believe Chelsea are doing enough to combat the issue, 69% of fans are not well informed as to what the club is doing to reduce ticket touting and only 17% of those asked have confidence in the club to fight the situation.

CST provided this comment on the matter: "The alarming findings of this survey have indicated that supporters do not have faith or trust in Chelsea FC to combat ticket touting and that the club has failed to protect its loyal supporters from the ongoing exploitation of ticket touting.

"It is vital that the club provides immediate reassurances to supporters and must demonstrate that they are taking effective action to combat ticket touting through greater communication, stricter resale policies and sanctions, and additional enforcement against illegal ticket selling.

"Despite warnings from the CST, the trend of data indicates that supporters have become increasingly dissatisfied with anti-touting measures in place at Chelsea FC over the past two to three years. Now is the time to take proper, meaningful steps to address this. This is not simply about ticketing, this is about respecting and protecting the lifeblood of Chelsea FC - its supporters."

Chelsea have strongly condemned ticket touting in the UK in the past and even released an official statement on the club's website in 2024.

In a meeting with the club's Fan Advisory Board (FAB) 12 months ago, Chelsea were determined to combat the rising problem of ticket touting. A statement from the club read: "Regarding matchday tickets becoming available online via third-party resellers or being sold by people outside of the stadium, under England & Wales law - The Criminal Justice & Public Order Act 1994 - it is illegal to sell, or to offer to sell, tickets to Chelsea Football Club matches without the authorisation of the club.

"Chelsea FC is committed to tackling ticket touting, for both home and away matches. We identify individuals who fraudulently harvest tickets/memberships to sell at vastly inflated prices, investigate both online and offline illegal ticket sales, and use a range of tactics and enforcement measures that help to combat ticket touting."

football.london has approached Chelsea for a comment.