Chelsea can now expect to have full support at their FA Cup semi-final against Crystal Palace.
The Football Association is in talks with the government about amending the club's operating licence to allow tickets to be sold for next month's Wembley match.
The FA hopes to have sell-out crowds at both of the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley Stadium.
We are working with the government on a way to get the tickets for the Crystal Palace match for the fans of the Blues, while respecting the sanctions that are currently in place on the club.
The chair of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport committee called for changes to the club's special licence.
Knight insists that a solution must be in place before the semi-finals of the FA Cup, despite the fact that fans were unable to buy tickets for the quarter-finals.
Knight said before the FA released its statement that it was ridiculous that they would have a half-full Wembley for the FA Cup semi-finals.
Chelsea is more than just its owner, it is a living organism with huge importance to its fans and community. The FA have no excuse for not allowing the fans of the other team to attend the game because of this much notice.
The FA must be allowed to sell tickets to fans of other teams if the money goes to the people of Ukraine.
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The match againstBoro was initially requested to be played behind closed doors because of the inability to sell more tickets to travelling fans, but later withdrew the request.
The club can't sell new tickets in home sections beyond those already sold, or sell tickets to visiting fans.
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Unless the licence is changed, they will play the first leg of their quarter-final against Real Madrid behind closed doors.
The Football Association and the government are talking about ticketing.
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There is a lot of work being done to make sure they will be able to buy tickets as soon as possible.
The FA wants them to be able to buy tickets and the club wants their fans to watch them.
The government and the premier league are trying to find a solution.
The government are looking at a proposal to bring in a third party to distribute the tickets. That is a possibility.
I think the good news is that everyone wants the fans to be able to buy tickets as soon as possible.
The FA will work with Manchester City andLiverpool to help their fans attend the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley despite complaints about a lack of train services that weekend.
The match would be difficult for fans to attend as there will be no direct trains on April 16 and 17 due to engineering work.
More than 64,000 travelling supporters will be forced on to the roads, which will already be overburdened with bank holiday traffic.
It makes sense for the other semi to be at Wembley. It doesn't make sense for the two teams.
The FA said in a statement that it would meet the two teams to discuss match arrangements.
The FA said they are working with Network Rail and National Express to find a solution so that supporters of both teams can travel to and from the fixture with as little disruption as possible.
The supporters groups wanted the match moved.
They said that there are plenty of grounds close to Wembley to stage such a prestigious game.
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