Fox News reporter unloads on 'complete and utter mess' after Trump's soccer meddling

A Fox News correspondent criticized the fallout around FIFA’s reversal of U.S. striker Folarin Balogun’s one-game red-card suspension, calling it a “complete and utter mess.” Jonathan Hunt was reporting live from Lumen Field in Seattle as the controversy centered on FIFA lifting Balogun’s ban after President Donald Trump called FIFA President Gianni Infantino directly. Hunt said the suspension was originally automatic with no appeal after the red card in the U.S. 2-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday, following a video review. Belgium immediately protested the reversal, and FIFA set a deadline of 8 a.m. Eastern Monday for both sides to present their case, which Hunt said had already passed at the time of his broadcast. He added that the situation has taken attention away from football. Hunt cited CBS News and Axios reporting that Trump called Infantino on Thursday, and that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Andrew Giuliani also contacted FIFA.