Liverpool's Luis Suarez could find out on Tuesday whether he has been found guilty on charges of racially abusing Manchester United's Patrice Evra. A Football Association hearing has heard claims Suarez used derogatory language in a confrontation during a match at Anfield on 15 October.
The Independent Regulatory Commission said on Friday it would not deliver a verdict until Tuesday at the earliest.
Suarez has been supported by his club in his denying the charge.
The 24-year-old striker told media in Uruguay that he "called him something his team-mates at Manchester call him".
The hearing, in front of a three-man panel, started on Wednesday and both players were expected to give evidence which could revolve around different cultural interpretations of any term used by Suarez.
A verdict had been expected on Friday, but was delayed as the Commission worked through the weekend.
Evra made his claims immediately after the match and was quoted as telling French TV station Canal Plus: "There are cameras, you can see [Suarez] say a certain word to me at least 10 times."
The Frenchman reported his complaint after the game to match referee Andre Marriner who included it in his report.
Suarez is facing a separate charge from the FA over an alleged abusive hand gesture he made as he left the pitch following Liverpool's 1-0 defeat by Fulham on 5 December.
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