Drogba donates €1 million to mining disaster families

Galatasaray attacker Didier Drogba has donated €1

million to the families of the victims of the mining

disaster in Soma, Turkey.

The Istanbul giants' players wore helmets ahead of

their league game against Kayseri Erciyesspor at the

weekend to show their support and the Cote d'Ivoire

international has gone one step further in his role as

U.N. ambassador.

"I am a U.N. ambassador of goodwill and I will do all

that I can to help the people in Soma," Drogba told

reporters. "But I don’t want anyone to use my name. I’m not

someone who will promote himself in such issues. I

don’t need this sort of a self-promotion."

On May 13 an explosion at a coal mine in Soma,

Turkey, caused an underground mine fire, which

burned until 15 May. In total, 301 people were killed in what was the worst

mine disaster in Turkey's history.