England and Racing Louisville star Salmon opens up on her rapid rise and team turmoil in first NWSL season

 The 20-year-old took her new league by storm but also dealt with the difficult dismissal of Louisville's head coach

Ebony Salmon has spoken out about a tumultuous first season in the NWSL that saw her take the league by storm, while also enduring a difficult spell that saw her team’s head coach terminated for cause.

The 20-year-old made the leap from Bristol City in her native England to Racing Louisville, scoring just 74 seconds into her NWSL debut in June and finishing the season with six goals to mark herself as one of the league’s top young forwards.

But 2021 was not an easy campaign for Racing Lousivlle, who saw their coach Christy Holly sacked in August and missed the playoffs in their debut season in the NWSL.