Cristiano Ronaldo has built his extraordinary career by accepting nothing but the highest standards and setting no limit on his ambition. These are exactly the principles Birmingham City intend to follow, starting with the choice of venue for their training camp in Portugal earlier this month.
Just like Ronaldo - who spent time at the exclusive Pine Cliffs resort on the Algarve with his Al Nassr team-mates - and numerous other members of football’s elite, Birmingham headed for Pine Cliffs earlier this month, with its state-of-the-art pitches and gym facilities.