Disneyland on Lake Como

Feature on Como's rapid rise from Serie D to Champions League under Indonesian ownership, exploring how football clubs have become investment vehicles like City and Red Bull.

A VI magazine feature examines Como 1907's extraordinary ascent from the fourth tier to the Champions League in just a few years under Indonesian billionaire ownership. The Hartono brothers acquired the club in 2019 after its third bankruptcy, initially viewing it as a business solution to regain Italian football broadcasting rights for their media conglomerate. The story follows former FC Groningen director Mark-Jan Fledderus's arrival at Como and explores how modern football has become Wall Street, with club shares traded like players on the transfer market, using City and Red Bull as examples of success and Vitesse as a cautionary tale.