Chelsea is in big trouble these days.
English football club Chelsea has withdrawn its request to play the FA Cup match in Middlesbrough without an audience on Saturday, the Football Association of England (FA) announced, and the BBC reported.
Chelsea is not allowed to sell tickets for their matches after the government froze the property of the owner of the Russian club, Roman Abramovich. Chelsea originally made the request “regarding issues of sports integrity”.
– After constructive negotiations between the FA and Chelsea, the club agreed to withdraw its request – the FA said.
– The FA will continue talks with Chelsea, the Premier League and the Government in order to find a solution that would enable Chelsea fans to attend the matches, while ensuring that the sanctions are respected – it is stated in the statement.
Chelsea said that they were “grateful for the FA’s constant efforts to help us find a solution.”
An official spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the government was cooperating with football authorities to allow more Chelsea supporters to attend away games, but added that all changes must ensure that “there is no additional revenue as the club is owned by an individual.” who is now sanctioned in the UK. “
But that’s not all. In addition, there is speculation that Chelsea could be left without the Champions League. The reason is that the owner of Chelsea, Roman Abramovich, is on the “black list” of the European Union.
In Great Britain, ie. England, Chelsea are allowed to compete and do business because the authorities have issued a special permit to the club, and now “L’Equipe” reports that the French authorities need to issue such a permit so that the club can compete on French soil.
– If a special permit is not adopted, given the sanctions, I think there is a real risk that the match in Lille will not be held – an unnamed source told French media.
However, “L’Equipe” points out that out of respect for “sports fair play”, the French government could actually issue that permit to Chelsea.
