VIDEO: Seattle Sounders' Ozzy Alonso reunites with father after 8 years

When Ozzy Alonso defected from Cuba in 2007, he knew it would be a long time before he could see his family again.

A career in soccer awaited him in North America, where he would soon become a vital figure for the Seattle Sounders. He is one of the finest defensive midfielders in Major League Soccer.

Pursuing his dream of playing professional soccer also meant Alonso wouldn't see his father for eight long years, until, in 2015, the U.S. government lifted its embargo and opened relations with Cuba once more, allowing the two to be reunited once more.

Watch with a napkin or two - this is touching stuff.