After Donald Trump joined FIFA Club World Cup winners Chelsea on stage with their championship trophy, posts across platforms claimed the English football team digitally altered a photo from the presentation to remove the US president .

The Club World Cup champions didn't, contrary to online rumors, edit the president from its snap. But critics do think the image choice made a statement.

Even Cole Palmer took leave of his famously understated demeanour as the world’s most powerful man turned party-gatecrasher at the Club World Cup.