AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoBelgium World Cup buzz: Belgium beat Croatia 2-0 in Rijeka warm-up, with Youri Tielemans scoring before half-time and Romelu Lukaku sealing it late as the Red Devils fine-tune ahead of their June 15 opener vs Egypt. Belgian talent on the move: Barcelona are pushing for Club Brugge winger Jesse Bisiwu, after an initial offer was rejected—expect a fresh bid. Player spotlight: Matias Fernandez-Pardo made his Belgium debut in the Croatia friendly, while Belgium’s squad depth keeps growing. Off-field politics meets sport: Iran left out striker Sardar Azmoun from its 26-man World Cup squad after a pro-war Instagram post sparked “treason” accusations. Media & lobbying in Brussels: A report looks at how pay-to-play media events have become a new lobbying frontier in the EU capital. Culture & arts: After filming in Belgium, Paris and Benin, Arnaud Desplechin’s “The Thing that Hurts” is now in post-production.
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