Leeds United's Jonathan Woodgate and Lee Bowyer will face a retrial over an alleged attack on a student.
Mr Woodgate and Mr Bowyer will face a hearing at Hull on October 8th, Mr Justice Poole said.
Two of Woodgate's friends Mr Paul Clifford and Mr Neale Caveney will also face a retrial, Hull Crown Court heard.
The nine-week trial was dramatically halted when the jury was discharged following an article in the Sunday Mirror.
Mr Bowyer (24) of Leeds, and Mr Woodgate, Mr Clifford and Mr Caveney, all 21, and from Middlesbrough, had denied causing grievous bodily harm with intent to Sarfraz Najeib. They also denied affray.
Mr Najeib (20) of Rotherham in south Yorkshire suffered serious injuries in a street attack in Leeds city centre last year.
His injuries included a broken leg, fractured cheekbone and a bite mark to his right cheek. He spent eight days in hospital following the attack.
PA