Ronaldo breaks down as he discusses pain over his father not living to see his achievements (VIDEO)

Cristiano Ronaldo broke down in tears after being shown a video of his late father praising him as the Juventus and Portugal superstar opened up in an emotional interview with Piers Morgan.

Ronaldo’s father, Jose Dinis Aveiro, died of liver failure in 2005 at the age of 52 after battling alcoholism.

Ronaldo was 20 at the time and playing for Manchester United, and was on the cusp of becoming the global megastar he is today.

The footballer, 34, wept after being shown footage he had never seen before of his father expressing his pride at his son's achievements at playing for Portugal at Euro 2004.

“I never saw the video. I never saw that video. Unbelievable,” a tearful Ronaldo said.

“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’s father was a former solidier who had served in wars in Mozambique and Angola, and his death meant he did not see his son go on to be crowned as a five-time winner of the Ballon d’Or or collect honors such as his five Champions League winners medals or captain Portugal to the European Championship title.    

“To be the number one and he don't see nothing, and he don't see me receive awards, to see what I became,” Ronaldo said as he wiped away tears.

The striker has previously shared pictures with his Instagram followers showing a portrait of his father at his family home.

The football megastar also talked about the impact on his family of allegations that he raped US woman Kathryn Mayorga in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2009.

Police announced in July that Ronaldo would not face criminal charges due to a lack of evidence, although Mayorga is still pursuing a civil lawsuit against him.

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Ronaldo has vehemently denied the allegations, and told Morgan he felt “embarrassed” whenever the case was discussed on TV and his children were around.

“One day I was at home in the living room with my girlfriend and then the news they speak about Cristiano Ronaldo, this and that,” Ronaldo said.

“You listen to you kids coming down the stairs and you change the channel because I was embarrassed, I feel embarrassed.” 

Ronaldo also said he plans to wed partner Georgina Rodriguez, 25 who is the mother of his daughter Alana Martina, while the footballer has three other children from surrogate mothers.   

“She’s the mum of my kids, and I’m so passion for her, you know.

“It’s great. She’s my friend. We have conversations. I open the heart for her and she open the heart for me,” Ronaldo said.

“We’ll be [married] one day, for sure. It’s my mum’s dream as well. So, one day. Why not?”

Ronaldo's hour-long interview with TV personality Morgan is set to be broadcast on Tuesday on ITV in the UK.