Chelsea will be able to sell tickets for their home games in Stamford Bridge, from both the men’s and women’s teams, after the UK government modified this Wednesday the special club licensestating that the rProceeds will go to the Premier League and charity.
NEWS. The British Government has granted a license to Chelsea for the matches against Real Madrid. Chelsea fans will be allowed in after intervention by UEFA. [Vía BBC] pic.twitter.com/TmAUpIHX9V
– England football (@Mercado_Ingles) March 23, 2022
the london club has not been able to sell tickets in Stamford Bridge since its owner, the Russian tycoon Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the British government as part of your response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Chelsea have been unable to sell tickets since owner Roman Abramovich was sanctioned by the government as part of its response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
That has now changed after the UK government has made alterations to the club’s special licence.#BBCFootball
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) March 23, 2022
Depending on the license change, earnings from ticket sales will go directly to Premier League and then will be distributed accordingly. This measure allows the Chelsea sell game tickets Quarterfinals of the Champions League against Real Madrid and, that a priori, I was going to play without an audience.
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The British Minister for Sport, Nigel Huddleston, thanked Chelsea fans for “their patience” during this process.
Since Roman Abramovich was added to the UK sanctions list for his links to (Russian President) Vladimir Putin, we have worked hard to ensure the club can continue to play football and to ensure the sanctions regime continues to apply.
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