Holman's contact terminated

Aston Villa has confirmed that Brett Holman's contract has been terminated by mutual consent.

Brett Holman leaves Villa. http://t.co/Ljz54SmYkM #AVFC
— Aston Villa FC (@AVFCOfficial) June 22, 2013

The player was concerned that lack of first team football would hamper his chances  of playing for Australia in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Dubai club Al Nasr have recently tweeted that Brett would be signing for them, subject to a medical.

The Socceroo was signed by Alex McLeish on a Bosman but didn't hook up with Villa until McLeish had left.

A frequent starter in Paul Lambert's early days, the player rarely managed to get through a full 90 minutes and fell out of favour in the second half of the season.

Holman saves Aussie Blushes with late strike

Australia 2 Oman 2


A late equaliser from forgotten Villa man Brett Holman rescued the Socceroos who were forced to come from two goals down to keep their quest to reach a third successive World Cup finals alive with a 2-2 draw against Oman in an Asian qualifier at Sydney's Olympic stadium on Tuesday.

Oman took the wind out of the sails of the 34,603 Aussie crowd, taking a 1-0 lead through Abdul Aziz Mubarak after six minutes and the agony was compounded by Mile Jedinak's own goal four minutes into the second half

Ex-Evertonian Tim Cahill pulled one back, heading home after 51 minutes and our very own Brett Holman secured a point with a stunning 25-metre effort five minutes from time.

Brett's strike is likely to prove vital to the Socceroos' qualifying hopes  They are now equal on six points with Oman as they battle for the second place slot which guarantees a place in Brazil.

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