Premier League club caught up in worldwide Microsoft outage chaos

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Chelsea have provided an update after the club were impacted by Friday’s global Microsoft outage.Microsoft 365 services around the world have been hit with ‘connectivity problems’.Chelsea have been affected by the global Microsoft outageGettyEfforts to fix the issues, which have affected more than 430million people, have so far been unsuccessful.It has not been caused by a cyber-security incident, though, Microsoft have confirmed.Amongst the services impacted by the outage are emails and AI products.Schools and business are amongst those to have been affected, with football clubs also facing issues.Chelsea statementThose include Chelsea, who have confirmed there have been disruptions to the club’s email services.However, the Blues’ ticketing system currently remains unaffected, with fans still able to access to portal.In a statement, Chelsea said: “Due to the worldwide Microsoft outage, we are currently experiencing disruption to our email services.“We thank you for your patience and hope to be able to respond to all enquiries as soon as possible.“Please note that our ticketing system is unaffected and supporters can continue to access it as normal.”It comes ahead of their women’s fixture against Manchester City this weekend.Ticket purchases for Chelsea Women’s match against City are unaffected by the outageGettyThe two sides meet at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, with kick-off at 1.30pm, live on talkSPORT 2.City head to west London as league leaders, with the match marking a meeting of the top two in this season’s Women’s Super League.Both sides remain unbeaten after nine matches, with the visitors just two points clear of their opponents.A home win for Chelsea would see them leapfrog City into first place, though.When do Chelsea play next?As for the men’s first-team, they do not return to Premier League action for over a week.Due to the ongoing international break, Xabi Alonso’s side’s next match comes on Saturday, November 21 against Leeds United.Alonso’s side return to action against Leeds next weekendGettyThe Blues were held to a 2-2 draw in the fixture last season when the sides met in February.However, they have since beaten Leeds in both the FA Cup and Carabao Cup, with the former coming in the semi-finals at Wembley Stadium.Chelsea are currently fifth in the Premier League following their away defeat to Sunderland last weekend.