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FFA Centre of Excellence 12   (Jay Barnett 8’, Charlie Mavros 19’, 44’, Lleyton Brooks 53’, 63’, Mirza Muratovic 65’, 71’, Lous D’Arrigo 77’, 80’, Kai Trewin 82’, James Fletcher 83’, 88’)def.  Riverina Rhinos 0     The FFA Centre of Excellence did their bit to keep in touch with Canberra Olympic on Saturday with a 12-goal thumping of the Riverina Rhinos at the AIS. Jay Barnett got the youngsters underway after just eight minutes with a good finish, before Charlie Mavros got his first of the afternoon just over ten minutes later to leave the visitors reeling early. The CoE continued to pile on the pressure throughout the half and Mavros completed his brace on the brink of the interval to give the hosts a three-goal lead at the break.     But the second half needed only eight minutes for first blood, and from Lleyton Brooks’ first goal onwards the match descended into a beat down. 10 minutes later he scored again to stretch the margin to five goals, ...

Arsenal are closing in on a £45m deal for Monaco's 21-year-old France midfielder Thomas Lemar. Other transfer news below: - Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has said he cannot guarantee that Wales forward Gareth Bale, 28 - who is a target for Manchester United - will stay at the Bernabeu this summer. (Mirror) - Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is planning a £50m move for two England midfielders - Everton's Ross Barkley and Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, both 23. (Sun) - Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino wants to sign Barkley this summer to convert him into a central midfielder. (Times) - Roma are set to return with a new £32m bid for Leicester's Algeria winger Riyad Mahrez, 26.(Mirror) - Chelsea have made a late bid to sign 19-year-old Bayern Munich and Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches on loan. (Telegraph) - Liverpool are ready to make a final attempt to sign RB Leipzig's Guinea midfielder Naby Keita, with a bid in excess of £70m likely for the 22-year-old.(...