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Chelsea ticket touts arrested and jailed outside Stamford Bridge

Chelsea have taken decisive action against ticket touts operating around their Stamford Bridge home, with jail sentences handed out in some instances.

The Blues are eager to remove the presence of unofficial sellers from the vicinity of their west London base.

In an effort to sound a warning to others partaking in the enterprise, an example has been made of those already found to have acted out of line.

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A statement on the Blues’ official website read: “Chelsea Football Club has taken legal action against 11 ticket touts, one of whom has received a six-month jail sentence, operating in the locality of Stamford Bridge on and around matchdays.