FIFA, the international governing body of association football, today released its bi-annual update detailing changes to the nicknames officially assigned to the national football teams of its member states. While for the great majority of countries there was no need to introduce new sobriquets, for a significant majority it was felt that there was sufficient cause to produce more current epithets reflecting changes in the nations' circumstances, thereby continuing the governing body's policy of keeping abreast of events taking place in the world at large in order to guarantee the ongoing relevance of the sport of association football, or togger, as it is more generally known, to the lives of the ordinary idiot in the street. Highlights of the update include the following:
The Somali football team, formerly nicknamed The Ocean Stars, are henceforth to be known as The Pirates.
The Indian football team, formerly nicknamed The Bhangra Boys, are henceforth to be known as the Cowboys.
The French football team, formerly nicknamed Les Bleus, are henceforth to be known as The Cheetahs.
The Hungarian football team, formerly nicknamed The Magical Magyars, are henceforth to be known as Teem Red.
The Greek football team, formerly nicknamed The Blue-White, are henceforth to be known as The Copper Bullets.*
The Haitian football team, formerly nicknamed The Grenadiers, are henceforth to be known as The Shakers.
The Brazilian football team, formerly nicknamed The Little Canaries, are henceforth to be known as The Beavers.
The Colombian football team, formerly nicknamed The Coffee Growers, are henceforth to be known as The Mules.
The Dutch football team, formerly nicknamed The Flying Dutchmen, are henceforth to be known as The Cloggers.
The Swiss football team, formerly nicknamed The Nati, are henceforth to be known as The Terminators.
The Palestine football team, formerly nicknamed The Knights, are henceforth to be known as The Hammers.
The Nigerian football team, formerly nicknamed The Super Eagles, are henceforth to be known as The Super Phishes.
The Burmese football team, formerly nicknamed The White Knights, are henceforth to be known as The Gooners.
The Abu Dhabi football team, formerly nicknamed The Falcons, are henceforth to be known as The Screaming Ab-Dhabs.
The Congolese football team, formerly nicknamed The Leopards, are henceforth to be known as The Soldier Boys.
The German football team, formerly nicknamed The Steamroller, are henceforth to be known as The Seagulls.
The Botswana football team, formerly nicknamed The Zebras, are henceforth to be known as The Blood Diamonds.
The Australian football team, formerly nicknamed The Socceroos, are henceforth to be known as The Barbie Boys.
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The Irish football team, formerly nicknamed The Boys in Green, are henceforth to be known as The Boys in the Red.
*This was previously the nickname of the Zambia football team, but given recent news events, FIFA felt that Greece was more deserving of it.
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