Paul Pogba’s agent says he’d already be a Barcelona player without transfer ban

Paul Pogba could have forced a move to a big club this summer, but opted to stay at Juventus. Maybe that’s because there’s only one club he was truly interested in? His agent Mino Raiola says he’d already be a Barcelona player if it wasn’t for the club’s transfer ban.

But Raiola, being an agent, doesn’t want that to end any potential bidding war. He says Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain could pay €100 million for Pogba too, though it’s hard to see anyone paying that kind of money with the poor form he’s in.

Juan Agudelo’s bicycle kick against D.C. United. (MLS)

Javier Mascherano has plead guilty to tax fraud and already paid what he owes, plus interest. (Marca)

Theo Walcott is going to miss three Arsenal games and England’s upcoming friendlies. (Guardian)

Daniele De Rossi missed Roma training and might not be fit to play against Inter this weekend. (Football Italia)

Pablo Medina Uribe on the World Indigenous Games, which some see as a celebration and some see as offensive. (Soccer Gods)

Andrew Flint on New York, the soccer city. (These Football Times)

Caitlin Murray on how Orlando Pride is making a splash as they start their NWSL journey. (Guardian)

The Sounders finally beat the Galaxy in the playoffs. (Sounder at Heart)

D.C. United came back to advance past the Revs. (Black and Red United)

Barcelona failed to win in the first leg of their Copa del Rey tie. (Barca Blaugranes)

Manchester United lost to Middlesbrough on penalties. (Guardian)

Manchester City had no problem thrashing Crystal Palace. (Guardian)

Liverpool’s defense stepped up in their win over Bournemouth. (Liverpool Offside)

Juventus lost again, this time to Sassuolo. (Black and White and Read All Over)

Milan moved up the table with a win over Chievo. (AC Milan Offside)

Roma defeated Udinese to stay top of Serie A. (Chiesa di Totti)

MLS: Two games (from 7 p.m.) - Two more play-in games, and the conference semifinals field will be set on Thursday night.