July 11 : Former Chelsea and Leeds United chairman Ken Bates has died at the age of 94 in Monaco, Chelsea said on Saturday.The London-born businessman was Chelsea's third-longest-serving chairman, spending 22 years in charge after buying the club for a nominal fee of £1 ($1.34) in 1982 and assuming debts of around £2 million.Bates sold Chelsea to Roman Abramovich in 2003 for a reported £140 million after leading them back to the top flight, winning the FA Cup (1997, 2000), League Cup (1998), Cup Winners' Cup (1998) and re-establishing them among the elite.Bates was a combative character, writing matchday programme notes in which he attacked individuals, and in 2002 he was sued for libel after describing one fans' group as "parasites". After selling up at Chelsea, he took over at Leeds in 2