3. Didier Drogba
Whilst players give generously to charitable foundations and causes, not many can claim that they have helped bring peace to an entire country. Civil war had been raging for five years in the Ivory Coast when Didier Drogba, moments after leading his national team to the 2006 World Cup finals, picked up the microphone in the dressing room and fell to his knees live on national television, begging both warring factions to lay down their arms. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kb_sSVYQPXA Within a week, his bold wish had been granted, culminating in their next African Nations Cup qualifier against Madagascar being played in Bouake, the old rebel stronghold 300 kilometres north of Abidjan. His involvements in the peace process would lead to his appointment as Goodwill Ambassador by the United Nations Development Programme, as well as being listed in Time Magazines 100 most influential people.