Real Madrid a genuine threat to Man Utd in merchandising stakes

While Barcelona continues to lurch from crisis to crisis, Real Madrid have announced a stunning merchandising achievement.

The European champs have revealed that they've sold over 900,000 replica jerseys for the season so far - which is staggering when compared to the result of just 80,000 sold for the 1999/2000 season.

With the attraction of players such as Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos and Zinedine Zidane, Real are now on par with Manchester United as far selling replica jerseys this past 12 months.