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Jair on center stage His direction a boost for Revolution
; FOXBOROUGH -- They taught Anselmo "Jair" Ribeiro a different way of life when he moved to Roxbury from Cape Verde. Jair taught his new countrymen soccer. There...millions of immigrants in the US, but Jair has taken things to another level. Not...
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HIS DEBUT HITS CLOSE TO HOME JAIR FINDS A JOB AND A FOLLOWING WITH REVOLUTION
; WELLESLEY -- As a teenager in Boston, Anselmo "Jair" Ribeiro performed on gravelly fields in...with only a few spectators present. Now Jair is about to be center stage before 25,000-pl...Though he did not make the first team, Jair trained with top-level midfielders such...
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Jair finds himself back in the middle of things
; ...Whether the subject is politics or soccer, Jair seems like anything but a right winger. But that is where Jair found himself at the start of the year...half the Revolution season has gone by, but Jair finally finds himself back where he belongs...
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Jair looks to make fresh start Revolution midfielder adjusting to Zenga's style
; FOXBOROUGH -- Jair has not played a game for the Revolution since...he makes the decisions, and I respect that," Jair said yesterday. "I'm looking forward to showing him I can play." Last season Jair provided a dynamic spark in midfield as the...
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Jair knows he has to look both ways
; ...seasons with CSKA in Bulgaria, 1996 and '97, Jair played forward and his sole objective was scoring. Now, Jair, in his second season with the Revolution...here," said the 5-foot-8-inch, 154-pound Jair, 24. "When I came here, I wasn't the type...
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AT HOME, JAIR PLAYING IT ONE GOAL AT A TIME
; ...years in Portugal, another in Bulgaria, but Jair, a graduate of Madison Park High School...were here but there were a lot of them." Jair scored the Revolution's lone goal in regulation...picked up the loose ball and slipped it to Jair, who blasted an 18-footer into the open...
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Jair's early return provides big boost
; TAMPA -- Jair is not nearly as well known as Italian goalkeeper...Walter Zenga. But, like Zenga last year, Jair could be the Revolution's salvation in their...regulation before winning the shootout. "Jair gives us so much on offense and on defense...
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Jair's right at home in exhibition loss
; FOXBOROUGH -- Jair has traveled across the Atlantic several...Clara coach Manuel Fernandes, who coached Jair at Sporting Clube de Portugal. "He was...player with potential," Fernandes said of Jair. "But there are so many good players, so...
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Jair begins to make his point.
; ...his attention to the future of Anselmo Jair Ribeiro in a New England Revolution uniform...there, then you don't belong. At least Jair is now getting his chance - partially due...shootout win over D.C. United yesterday, Jair has now started the last two games. Yesterday...
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Jair return is afoot.
; Revolution types talk about Jair as if he were some sort of medical marvel...foot three months ago. Yet everyone, Jair included, is looking forward to an Aug...Only the optimistic and hard-working Jair saw a return before the playoffs. But...
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