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Moving, as The Onion memorably pointed out back in 2001, is terrible. “For the love of God,” went the final bullet point of their Moving Day Tips, “don’t ever move.” Moving within your city is bad enough, moving to another city is harder. Moving to another country? Even tougher, whether or not you speak the language. When defender Jerome Thiesson — the man they call “Jerry” — made the decision to leave the Swiss Super League for Minnesota United and MLS, he and his family didn’t make it lightly, but he did jump in with both feet. Thiesson, whose natural giddiness makes him one of the most engaging and charming members of the team, talked about the process in the players' lounge at NSC recently.

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