FIFA were willing to break one of their Laws of the Game to accommodate the excesses of the Club World Cup final on Sunday night.
An intriguing spectacle and surprise 3-0 result in Chelsea's favour against Paris Saint-Germain was overshadowed by events off the pitch. Chief among them was the scene-stealing display of United States President Donald Trump, who insisted on taking centre stage for the Blues' trophy lift.
But earlier, the Super Bowl-style half-time show attracted attention for all the wrong reasons and necessitated the flouting of one of the game's laws.