"I think it's a huge achievement, but there's still a long way to go," Hickson-Lovence tells BBC Sport.

The Football Association has set targets of increasing the diversity of match officials across the footballing pyramid and wants an increase of 1,000 women referees and 1,000 black or Asian referees at all levels in three years.

Former firefighter Allison, 42, was appointed to the fixture by the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), and although this is the first step towards the FA target, why has it taken 15 years?

 

He is not a celebrity seeking a comeback after falling out of fashion or battling person demons.

His career as an athlete is over. Brands will not want to sponsor him. He will not be sought out as a sports commentator.

The 37-year-old, once dubbed "the Blade Runner", is said to look physically very different from the athlete people remember.

His sentence will only expire in 2029. Until then, he will be subject to conditions and can be returned to prison if he breaches them.

Requirements include being home at set times each day, attending mandatory programmes, and not being allowed to consume alcohol or prohibited drugs.

 

For chef Diomis Angelos of La Muna Restaurant in Davos, Switzerland, the heart and soul of Greek food can be found in a bottle. "[Olive oil] it is the golden thread intricately weaving the tapestry of my culinary heritage," he said. "I recall my yiayia (grandmother) in our village near Volos, [Greece], cooking Fasolakia Ladera [literally, "green beans of olive oil"] and using olive oil from our family's ancient grove. Yiayia would start by heating a generous amount of olive oil in a pot with the aroma of the heated oil signalling that a family feast was about to begin. She'd then add finely chopped onions and garlic, letting them soften and blend with the oil, before adding fresh green beans, potatoes and ripe tomatoes."

Ultimately, understanding ghee means understanding a collective Indian identity, an approach to food that is cohesive, holistic and balanced – and one where ghee isn't a piecemeal part or overpowering presence. And when ghee is understood for its true essence, good things are sure to follow.

Brar always has ghee within arm's distance of his stovetop. As he said, "I've grown up with my grandma's chunni [scarf or stole] and the whole house smelling of ghee. When I reach for ghee, I'm searching for more than just a fat. I'm reaching out for my childhood." Upsidedown

"Well, obviously with the announcement, it wasn't like, 'Oh my God, it's a black referee'. It was more like, 'Oh, it's a black referee'," the former England striker, 60, recalled.

"I always found that when I played with him [as the referee] there was no real interaction.

"With some of the other referees, you could speak to them, have a little banter. And I think that the pressure he probably would have been under - to not have that kind of interaction with the other black players - must have been really intense, simply because of what people might say."

Rennie took charge of his final game in the Premier League on the last day of the 2007-08 season.

At 6ft 2in and a practitioner of kick-boxing and aikido, Rennie was an imposing figure who players soon learned would be more than comfortable standing his ground during an exchange.