Middlesbrough vs Chelsea: Chelsea FA Cup – Chelsea have requested for their FA Cup quarter-final against Middlesbrough to take place behind closed doors. The Premier League club are unable to sell tickets for the game due to sanctions the UK government placed on owner Roman Abramovich last week. They have now asked for Saturday’s match to be played with no fans at all in attendance. Chelsea removed their request of playing behind closed doors, however, the FA will find a suitable solution for both the clubs keeping in mind and the sanctions placed. Follow InsideSport.IN for the latest sports news and updates.
Middlesbrough vs Chelsea: Chelsea REMOVE their request to play FA Cup tie against Middlesbrough behind-closed-doors; The FA to find a suitable solution
Chelsea, who have made the request to the FA board, are dealing with government restrictions on their operations after sanctions were imposed on their Russian owner Roman Abramovich. The London club said they were in “extensive discussions” with the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation but could not make amendments to the licence in time to sell tickets to Chelsea fans for Saturday’s game at the Riverside Stadium.
The FA has issued the following statement. We are grateful for the FA’s continuing efforts to help us find a solution. https://t.co/fm1uYfSLNz
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) March 15, 2022
Middlesbrough vs Chelsea: Chelsea ask FA for match to be played behind closed doors
A statement on the club’s website read: “It is important for the competition that the match against Middlesbrough goes ahead, however it is with extreme reluctance that we are asking the FA board to direct that the game be played behind closed doors for matters of sporting integrity.”
“Chelsea FC recognises that such an outcome would have a huge impact on Middlesbrough and its supporters, as well as our own fans who have already bought the limited number of tickets that were sold before the licence was imposed, but we believe this is the fairest way of proceeding in the current circumstances.”
Reuters has contacted the FA for comment. The European champions lost the League Cup final to Liverpool on penalties last month but are in the last 16 of the Champions League, where they visit Lille on Wednesday leading 2-0 from the first leg. They are third in the Premier League with 59 points from 28 games, 11 points adrift of leaders Manchester City.
Middlesbrough vs Chelsea: Chelsea REMOVE their request to play FA Cup tie against Middlesbrough behind-closed-doors; The FA to find a suitable solution
(Inputs from Reuters)
