Support: In Thursday's Dolce & Gabbana photoshoot, Juan Mata tweeted this picture of Terry's empty seat while he was away at his FA hearing at Wembley Stadium

As Sportsmail revealed at the time, Umbro were quick to remove Terry from their major advertising campaigns last season and had no intention of renewing a  multi-million pound deal that expired in the summer.

The verdict will be followed by a written report in the next week. It took 10 days to issue the report on the Luis Suarez case, but the FA hope to be faster on this occasion.

In their statement, the FA made it clear the 31-year-old had been punished for using racist language towards Ferdinand at Loftus Road last October.

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