Todd Boehly has been given his first taste of European tradition ahead of the FA Cup final which sees Chelsea and Liverpool lock horns at Wembley. The Blues are set to share centre stage with the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday.
In each of the west London side's previous trips to Wembley in 2021 and 2020 for the FA Cup final kick-off has been at 5:15pm and 5:30pm, though this year the bout will begin at 4:45pm. And that earlier kick-off is down to the fact the Eurovision Song Contest falls on the same day as the FA Cup showpiece.
BBC scheduling issues around Eurovision has meant the FA Cup final has been brought forward - a seemingly crazy but true moment. Chelsea's visit to Elland Road on May 11 has been sandwiched by the first and second Eurovision semi-final — May 10 and May 12 — before the Grand Final on May 14. The song contest will be broadcasted from 6:15pm to 7:15pm on BBC Two, with coverage of the FA Cup final via BBC One until 7:15pm.
