Todd Boehly accused of ‘disgusting’ act in stands as Chelsea owner’s week goes from bad to worse
CHELSEA owner Todd Boehly has found himself at the centre of a huge furore after he was accused of performing a “disgusting” act on TV.
The American, also co-owner of baseball side Los Angeles Dodgers, was allegedly caught out during the 2024 MLB Seoul Series on Wednesday.
The Dodgers were losing the eighth inning of Game 1 to the San Diego Padres at the Gocheok SkyDome in South Korea when the sticky situation occurred.
ESPN live TV’s broadcast switched to a shot of Boehly in the stands close to the field while having his feet up.
That coverage has led to a clip going viral of the billionaire businessman as some viewers accused him of picking his nose and then appearing to eat it.
The video has amassed nearly 800,000 views so far and the comments are full of fans who found it completely revolting.
“That’s nasty,” wrote one shocked X user as another called it “disgusting” after watching it.
A third viewer said that the clip was just “f***Ing nasty” as those thoughts were echoed by many more.
And a third joked that he was simply tucking into a “double booger meal” at the game.
The Dodgers went on to win Wednesday’s match 5-2 but then fell to a 15-11 defeat yesterday.
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Boehly has owned 20 percent of the Dodgers due to being part of the Guggenheim Baseball Management group.
Meanwhile, as the co-controlling owner of Premier League giants Chelsea since May 2022, he has spent over £1bn on new players as well as sacking two managers.
Now with Mauricio Pochettino at the helm, the Blues, who finished 12th last season, sit 11th in the table having lost the Carabao Cup Final to Liverpool last month.
They do have an FA Cup semi-final with Manchester City to look forward to but Chelsea’s Supporters’ Trust recently accused the American of turning them into a “laughing stock”.
And that is just the tip of the iceberg as an expert warned Chelsea face a “more severe” points deduction than Everton and Nottingham Forest if they are found guilty of breaking Premier League financial rules.
Teams clubs cannot record a loss of more than £105million over a three-year period under the League’s profit and sustainability rules.
Both Everton and Forest have fallen foul this season, with each side receiving a points deduction, the Toffees getting docked six points by the league following an appeal.
Forest have been plunged into the relegation zone after a four-point hit.
Chelsea are yet to face any charges, with the club having also sold plenty of players, but with the serious prospect of a second-straight season of no European football and the windfall that brings, things could potentially change.
And the growing ill-feeling from fans towards owners Boehly and Behdad Eghbali was compounded when they were targeted with a brutal sticker campaign depicting them as clowns.