Original sentence: During and after their first tour of Ireland, in 1967, the first international touring team of Australian rules footballers (playing the code later known as International rules football), was unofficially nicknamed "The Galahs" (a reference to the flashy uniforms worn by tour members), but that nickname has since fallen into disuse.However, there is no certainty that the general public and common usage will follow the wishes of FFA and a sponsorship deal with Qantas means that the nickname will still be used in the short term.In 2005, Football Federation Australia, the peak Australian soccer organisation, announced that the nickname The Socceroos would be phased out with the team simply referred to as the Australian National Football team.The oldest are Kangaroos and Wallabies for the rugby league and rugby union teams; similar animal nicknames exist for other national rugby teams (e
Edited sentence: In 2005 Football Australia announced that the nickname "The Socceroos" would be phased out with the team simply referred to as the Australian National Football team.Many football fans agree with this decision and see the current nickname as somewhat of a national embarrassment, however the current sponsorship deal with Qantas means that the nickname will still be used in the short term.The oldest are Kangaroos and Wallabies for the rugby teams; similar animal nicknames exist for other national rugby teams (e.The recently-established International rules football team (for Australian rules footballers) also has no nickname as yet