Chelsea Chairman Profits from Ticket Touts

0:00On April 17th, Chelsea fans are fired up over a resale site, part-owned by their chairman Todd Bailey, hawking tickets to the FA Cup semi-final against. Leads on April 26th at Wimbly. Vivid seats list over 100 seats across all stands, priced from $200 to $2,300, way above the. Face value of 30 to 150 pounds. These popped up before the club even sold them to season ticket holders. The site blocks UK buyers to dodge local laws, but anyone can see the listings with a simple virtual private network set to the US. Sellers set the prices, and vivid seats takes a cut from each deal. It's the same story for Chelsea's last six Premier League games and even the FA Cup final, with prices climbing as high as $4,372. Supporters feel betrayed by the clear conflict, saying Bolly should leave the charge against touts, not profit from them. The Chelsea supporters' trust called it a broken system that shafts regular fans,

1:02leaving them confused and priced out. Last season, the club booted over 1,300 people for fake tickets and blocked hundreds of thousands of shady buys. The Premier League reviewed it and found no rule breach, so no action planned, but the trust fired back, pointing out the loophole letting foreign platforms skirt UK resale bands. They use bots to snag tickets early from official sales, then flip them high. This mess highlights how touting slips through cracks despite clubs' tough stance, undermining all the good work, just when fans need fair access most.