Newcastle United sound shirts: 'It's a bit like you're wearing the stadium'

These Newcastle United fans will experience a match wearing the "sound shirts"

Deaf football fans will be able to "feel" the noise of the stadium with these new football shirts.

Newcastle United are introducing "sound shirts" which look the same as the normal jerseys but they use technology to let wearers feel the sounds around them.

Fans will be able to feel the noise of St James' Park for the first time on Saturday when Newcastle host Tottenham.

The match is being used to raise awareness of the 12 million people in the UK who are deaf or hard of hearing, and hope to make attending a live game a more inclusive experience.

How do the sound shirts work?

The sound shirts use something known as haptic technology which turns sound into touch with special sensors and motors.

There are microphones hidden all around St James' Stadium which capture the noise of the crowd.

The sound is transmitted to tiny motors within the fabric of the shirt which vibrate and light up in response to the atmosphere.

The technology has already been used by some deaf people to experience classic music at concert halls.

Ryan and David are among the fans using the shirts for the first time

Ryan Genz is the co-found of Cute Circuit, the company behind the shirt which will be worn by fans who are deaf or have hearing loss.

He said: "It's not just the people near you that you're feeling in the shirt, you're feeling people chanting and cheering all over the entire stadium. And you're feeling them in different parts of the shirt."

Ryan and David use British Sign Language to communicate with each other and have tested the shirts, but haven't worn them to a match yet.

David said: "I could feel [the shirt] on my body and I thought: 'Wow, is this what sound feels like?' It was so different. I felt like it was alive."