Chelsea want Saturday’s FA Cup quarter-final at Middlesbrough to be played behind closed doors “for reasons of sporting integrity”
The government issued a special license to allow Chelsea to continue playing after freezing the assets of owner Roman Abramovich.
Under the terms of the licence, the club cannot sell tickets for matches.
The measure was introduced to stop the Russian Abramovich, who is looking to sell the club after being sanctioned by the UK government and banned from being a director, from making a profit.
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