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In the grand foyer, past the hardwood-floored entryway, and around a corner to the left, three former FC Dallas teammates, also a few of the Dallas area's most enthusiastic cooks, stirred throughout the kitchen on a late-June afternoon.
Throughout the room with ivory granite countertops, white cabinets and silver stainless steel appliances, Kellyn Acosta and Jacori Hayes prepared chicken lettuce wraps for lunch as Kris Reaves put the finishing touches on protein smoothies, the pregame show for one of Brazil's World Cup matches playing on the living room TV in the background.