Website part-owned by Boehly offers Chelsea FA Cup tickets for £1,705

Website part-owned by Boehly offers Chelsea FA Cup tickets for £1,705Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, American businessman Todd Boehly has been co-controlling owner of Chelsea since June 2022, when the BlueCo consortium he is part of purchased the club from former owner Roman AbramovichByDaniel AustinBBC Sport senior journalistPublished4 minutes agoChelsea fans are "upset and confused" that a website part-owned by Chelsea chairman Todd Boehly is offering tickets for the club's FA Cup semi-final with Leeds at Wembley Stadium at hugely inflated values.Vivid Seats, an American resale platform in which Boehly is a minority shareholder, has ticket listings for the semi-final clash with Leeds on 26 April at Wembley priced between $200 (£148) and $2,308 (£1,705).The prices far exceed face value - between £30 and £150 - and the listings have been online since before tickets were made available to Chelsea season ticket holders via the club on Friday morning.Over 100 ticket listings were displayed on the website, in all four stands of the stadium including areas designated to both Chelsea and Leeds fans, and in hospitality lounges.Prices are determined by sellers on Vivid Seats, which earns money from each sale.The ticket listings are not visible for UK customers, meaning the practice does not fall foul of the law, but BBC Sport was easily able to access listings using a simple virtual private network (VPN) and changing our location to the USA."When tickets for major matches are appearing on resale platforms at hugely inflated prices, it makes clear that the system simply isn't working for regular fans," said Dominic Ross, chair of Chelsea Supporters Trust (CST)."You can buy a seat in the same block I got mine for $470 (£346) on Vivid Seats. People are confused and upset that there is this clear conflict of interest. "Mr. Boehly should be at the forefront of the fight against ticket touting in his role as chairman, but instead h...