‘I didn’t expect to cry’: Cristiano Ronaldo breaks down when Piers Morgan shows him footage of his late father

Cristiano Ronaldo was reduced to tears after being shown footage of his late father expressing his pride at his achievements.

CR7 was shown the clip of his father Jose Dinis Aveiro speaking about him on his doorstep, ahead of the Euro 2004 tournament held in Portugal.

His father, an alcoholic and former soldier, would die of liver failure a year later at the age of 52, missing out on much of Ronaldo’s success and the birth of his four children.

In tears, Ronaldo said during the hour-long interview with Piers Morgan:  ‘I never saw the video. I never saw that video. Unbelievable.’

Cristiano Ronaldo broke down in tears during an interview with Piers Morgan

The Al-Nassr star was overcome with emotion after seeing new footage of his late father

Asked how it felt to hear his father talking of his pride at his son’s achievements, the former Manchester United and Real Madrid player added: ‘Yes, a lot.

‘I think the interview would be funny, but I didn’t expect to cry. But I never saw these images. I don’t know where you… I have to have these images to show my family.

‘But I really don’t know my father 100 per cent. He was a drunk person. I never spoke with him, like a normal conversation. It was hard.’

Ronaldo was just 20 when his father passed away, meaning he missed many of the biggest moments of his football career.

These include winning five Champions League titles and five Ballon d’Ors as well as leading his country to Euro 2016 and Nations League glory. He also missed the birth of Ronaldo’s four children.

Ronaldo said his father was affected by wars in Mozambique and Angola and added: ‘To be the number one and he don’t see nothing, and he don’t see me receive awards, to see what I became.

Jose Dinis Aveiro was an alcoholic and died of liver failure at the age of 52 in 2005

Cristiano Ronaldo with his parents at the age of 10. He has admitted to never really knowing his father

Ronaldo with his four children and girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez. He said that he plans on marrying her one day

Ronaldo was just 20 when his father passed away, meaning he missed many of the biggest moments of his football career