Newcastle cancel school's tickets for Barca game

Newcastle United have cancelled tickets purchased by a school nearly 200 miles away for the Champions League home game against Barcelona.

Forty-five tickets for the group match at St James' Park on 18 September were bought by the High School of Dundee.

Lisa Mole, chair of the Newcastle United Supporters Trust, said that "stung" - only days after 110,000 fans had been in an online queue for the remaining seats.

A school spokesman said the school purchased the tickets in good faith after being "approached".

But it is understood that the tickets came from unauthorised re-selling from fans who have now had their season tickets cancelled.

A Newcastle spokesman said: "The relevant season tickets have also been cancelled with immediate effect and without refund.

"These tickets will be made available to Newcastle United supporters through the club's existing ticket sale process."