THE CANADIAN PRESS
MONTREAL — The Montreal Impact released striker Peter Byers on Wednesday for breaching team rules.
Byers is the second forward for the USSF Division-2 team to be released this season. Roberto Brown was let go on July 12 due to substandard performances.
The club did not get into specifics about why Byers was cut loose but said rules were broken "on several occasions." He was suspended by the team on Aug. 3 and had been sent to the club’s reserve squad earlier this season for similar reasons.
"Peter’s behaviour as a professional athlete was unacceptable," team president Joey Saputo said in a statement. "Regardless of the circumstances or the player involved, if the person does not fit within the club philosophy, we have to take necessary measures."