"Kenneth William "Ken" Bates " is a British businessman, association football/football executive and hotelier. He was involved in forming the Premier League, the development of Wembley stadium and is the former owner and chairman of Chelsea F.C. and Leeds United A.F.C./Leeds United AFC.

He spent five years as chairman of Oldham Athletic A.F.C./Oldham Athletic during the 1960s and also had a spell at Wigan Athletic F.C./Wigan Athletic. In 1982 Bates bought Chelsea F.C./Chelsea. During his tenure he helped the club win a long-running battle with property developers who were attempting to evict them from their Stamford Bridge (stadium)/Stamford Bridge home. By the end of his reign Chelsea were regularly finishing in the top six of the Premier League, and had won their first major trophies since the 1970s, although they had a debt burden of around £80 million. In July 2003, he sold the club to Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich from whom he received £140 million.

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I need two things in my life - football and a good woman, and I have a good woman.

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Hump it, bump it, whack it! It might be a recipe for a good sex life, but it won't win the World Cup.

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