Alex Morgan^[1] and the U.S. women's national team^[2] have been synonymous with each other for the past 14 years. But Wednesday brought news of an abrupt, surprising end to the forward's run of major tournaments with a team...

After 13 breathless days of football, Euro 2024^[1] shrinks from 24 teams to 16. There was plenty of drama to savour as the groups concluded, with Croatia^[2] bowing out, France^[3] and Belgium^[4] finishing second in their groups,...