'Never a penalty!’ Adam Radwan barks, protesting against Paris Saint- Germain’s late equaliser against Newcastle United on Tuesday.
Sitting in a cafe beside the River Tyne, he explains how he has been caught up in the buzz of the football team’s return to the Champions League. ‘I saw Kieran Trippier in Marks & Spencer the other day, hood up,’ he says. ‘There’s so much energy in the city on a match day. It’s unbelievable.
‘In a short period they’ve gone from a team that were just surviving in the Premier league — not doing particularly well — to playing in Europe.