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If you've clicked on this special episode of Talkin' Flock, Your Full Mingo Podcast, you probably recently attended your first Mingo match, or you're about to, or you just want to get into soccer because who wouldn't?

In the next half hour or so, we'll talk through where Forward Madison sits in the American soccer landscape, how our league works, a little bit of team history, and who you'll expect to see on the field in 2025.

And just in case you already know some of those things, here are the timestamps so you can jump around and just get what you need:

01:30 – Why Lower-Division Soccer is Great:

04:20 – Understanding the League and the Pyramid

15:00 – Other Competitions:

20:10 – Forward Madison FC History:

26:20 – Fan Culture and The Flock:

30:30 – Meet the Players (2025 Roster Overview):

34:40 – Final Thoughts for New Fans

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