14 h. ago Chelsea received payment from unauthorised ticket firm owned by Todd Boehly

Vivid Seats, which is considered an unauthorised seller by the Premier League and is part-owned by Todd Boehly, made a payment of £93,000 to Chelsea last year according to the club's accounts

Economics

7 d. ago Chelsea report £128.4m profit after selling women’s side to themselves

Club turn last year’s pre-tax loss into pre-tax profitMove scrutinised over rules around fair market valueChelsea appear to have complied with the Premier League’s profitability and sustainability rules (PSR) through player sales by selling the women’s team to the club’s parent company. Chelsea announced they had turned last year’s pre-tax loss of £90.1m into a pre-tax profit of £128.4m for the financial year ending 30 June 2024.The results were filed at Companies House by Chelsea FC Holdings Limited and represent a significant shift after heavy losses under the ownership of Clearlake Capital and Todd Boehly in previous years. Continue reading...

Economics

1 week ago Chelsea owner Todd Boehly eyes deal to buy newspaper publisher National World

It comes amid reports the US businessman is seeking to buy The Telegraph newspaper business and would merge it with National World.

Economics

1 week ago Todd Boehly slammed for involvement in £6,000 tickets for Chelsea vs Liverpool

Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly is coming under fire for his involvement in a Premier League ticket touting website which is ripping off the supporters of his own club

Economics

1 week ago Chelsea fans call for investigation into Todd Boehly’s links with ticket resale website

Chelsea Supporters’ Trust urges Premier League to actClub co-owner is director and investor in Vivid SeatsThe Chelsea Supporters’ Trust has written to the Premier League chief executive, Richard Masters, calling for an investigation into the connections of the club’s co-owner Todd Boehly with the ticket exchange and resale company Vivid Seats.Boehly is a director and investor in Vivid Seats, an American site that allows users outside the United Kingdom to buy and sell tickets to concerts and sporting events, often at huge mark-ups. British fans cannot use the site or others like it because it is illegal to resell football tickets in this way in the UK. The Premier League lists Vivid Seats as an “unauthorised ticket website”. Continue reading...

Sport

1 week ago Chelsea fans launch complaint to Premier League over Todd Boehly conflict of interest

Chelsea's Supporters Trust have written to Premier League chief executive Richard Masters about Todd Boehly's ownership of a ticketing resale site that the league says is unauthorised

Sport

2 w. ago Chelsea owners may ‘go different ways’ over Stamford Bridge plans – Todd Boehly

Boehly owns just under 37 per cent of the west London club with the Clearlake Capital consortium fronted by Behdad Eghbali owning most of the rest.

Politics

2 w. ago Todd Boehly suggests Chelsea ownership could split over stadium decision

The billionaire insisted the shareholders are ‘aligned’ but indicated plans for the stadium’s future could cause a deeper rift

Politics

2 w. ago Todd Boehly makes huge claim about split in Chelsea ownership over one key issue

Todd Boehly says he is aligned with Clearlake Capital over Chelsea's long-term strategy but admits a possible dispute over stadium plans could see them part ways

Politics

2 w. ago Boehly reveals Chelsea owners likely to split if they disagree over stadium plan

Club to choose between Earl’s Court and Stamford BridgeBoehly says status quo with Clearlake Capital is ‘just fine’Todd Boehly has said plans over Chelsea’s stadium redevelopment will define whether he stays in partnership with the club’s majority shareholder, Clearlake Capital. Boehly and Clearlake have an uneasy relationship and have both explored the possibility of buying each other out. The mood has cooled since differences spilled out into the open this season but tension over Chelsea’s future direction persists.A key issue to resolve is whether Chelsea should leave Stamford Bridge or expand its capacity of about 40,000. Redeveloping is not straightforward and talks about moving to Earl’s Court have continued. There is no consensus on whether to make an offer for the Earl’s Court site. Continue reading...

Politics