Benfica president placed under house arrest

Benfica president Luis Filipe Vieira poses with an award at the Portuguese soccer federation awards ceremony in Lisbon. (Armando Franca/APe

Benfica president Luis Filipe Vieira has been placed under house arrest until he pays bail of three million euros (£2.5 million).

Vieira and three other men are being investigated as part of Operation Red Card for possible fraud, money laundering and tax fraud.