Chelsea will be allowed to sell some tickets to games once again after the government eased some of the terms of its sanctioning licence.
The Blues are operating under a special licence after sanctions put on Russian owner Roman Abramovich shortly after he put the club up for sale. Amongst the terms, they were unable to sell any tickets or merchandise, which forced their club shop to close on the day the news was announced.
The government will now allow Champions League tickets to be sold again ahead of the first leg of their quarter-final clash against Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge in April. However, Chelsea won't receive any proceeds from tickets sold, with UEFA set to collect the cash. The government’s updated license states that Chelsea must transfer proceeds from ticket sales “to a permitted third party".
