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Former Chelsea owner Ken Bates, who bought the club for one pound, dies at 94

Posted 7/11/26

Ken Bates, the former Chelsea owner and chairman who bought the club for just a pound in 1982, has died. He as 94. Chelsea confirmed the death in a statement Saturday, saying Bates “passed away …

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