Pittsburgh's Parkes has contract terminated after Ouimette assault

The four-time Jamaican international kicked Karl Ouimette in the back in a USL match on Saturday.

Romeo Parkes has had his contract terminated by the Pittsburgh Riverhounds.

The 25-year-old Jamaican kicked New York Red Bulls player Karl Ouimette in the back after Ouimette had been ejected from a USL match on Saturday night. A Canadian international, Ouimette was on a short-term loan to Red Bulls II.

“I want to apologize to the fans and the Red Bulls II organization, as well as Karl Ouimette, for what transpired at the game last night,” Riverhounds owner Tuffy Shallenberger said in a club statement. “Romeo’s actions are not representative of what our organization and its Academy stands for in…