Weekly News Extra (17-21 August 2026)

• The Bundesliga "has achieved a significant legal victory in the fight against unfair commercial practices on the unauthorised secondary ticketing market," against the Viagogo platform. "The Higher Regional Court (OLG) of Munich found several of Viagogo’s commercial practices to be misleading and therefore in violation of German competition law," the German league said.

• Newcastle United FC (Premier League) has acquired the Woolsington Hall site, located near Newcastle International Airport, to build a new training centre. Covering approximately 1 sq km, the future complex is expected to house training facilities for the men’s first team and academy by the end of the 2029-30 season, as part of a project that "will also retain the flexibility to integrate bespoke women's and girls…