In 1972, Jimmy Bloomfield’s Leicester City took part in a European Competition which in many ways was very innovative and experimental. This was the Anglo-Italian Cup. The competition ran intermittently, and in various guises, between 1970 and 1996. In its initial form it was played as an annual tournament from 1970 until 1973. Its participants included some of the biggest names in Italian football, such as Napoli, Juventus, Roma, Lazio, Fiorentina, Inter Milan, Sampdoria, and Cagliari.