(CNN) — The English Premier League announced Friday that it will donate 1 million pounds ($1.2 million) to provide humanitarian aid for the victims of the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday.
“We are deeply saddened by the devastating earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria, which claimed the lives of thousands of people,” the Premier League said in a statement.
He added, “The League will make a donation of one million pounds sterling to the Emergency and Disaster Fund to deliver humanitarian aid to those in need.”
He continued: “League players and referees will wear black armbands at matches this weekend, out of respect for those who lost their lives, or those affected by these tragic events.
The death toll from the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday has risen to more than 22,000, according to the authorities.
