When 12-year-old Paige Pirie was first invited to play with the Collingwood Canadians soccer team she couldn’t believe it.

The Innisfil resident had been practicing with the Huronia District Soccer Association with her friend this August, when one of her coaches said he wanted to talk to them.

“We thought we were in trouble,” said Pirie.

They were not in trouble. Instead the coach asked them to play on the Collingwood Canadians U14 girls team, and join them at the international soccer tournament in Agropoli, Italy next spring.