Piers Morgan and Gary Lineker have both condemned Chelsea's attempts to "bully" the FA into allowing their FA Cup quarter-final clash with Middlesbrough to be played behind closed doors.
The Blues are currently unable to sell any tickets or merchandise as a result of sanctions placed on Roman Abramovich by the UK Government. As a result, the Londoners are operating on a special license which restricts their revenue streams.
That means Chelsea are unable to sell any additional tickets for this weekend's cup date on Teeside. And it led to the Blues making a bizarre request for the game to be played without any fans at all "for matters of sporting integrity" - despite the fact that some away fans had already purchased tickets for the game before Abramovich was sanctioned.
