Veteran Jeff Larentowicz, who started 29 games in 2015, was among nine players the Chicago Fire declined options on as it makes way for a new coach, Serbian Veljko Paunovic, in 2016.Larentowicz will be eligible for MLS free agency. Other players whose options weren’t picked up include Razvan Cocis (22 starts), Lovel Palmer (20) and Adailton (17).

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