Original sentence: American and Canadian football developed alongside each other and were originally more distinct before Canadian teams adopted features of the American game.Early games had a variety of local rules and were generally similar to modern rugby union and soccer.Gridiron football, also known as North American football or simply football, is a football sport primarily played in the United States and Canada.The sport is typically known as simply "football" in the countries where it originated, regardless of the specific variety.The sport originated in the 19th century out of older games related to modern rugby football and soccer (association football).While several American schools adopted rules based on the soccer rules of the British Football Association, Harvard University held to its traditional "carrying game"
Edited sentence: American and Canadian Gridiron football developed alongside each other and were originally more distinct before Canadian teams adopted features of the American game.Early games had a variety of local rules and were generally similar to modern rugby union and football.Gridiron football, also known as North American football or simply football (In the USA), is a sport primarily played in the United States and Canada.In the USA and Canada the sport is typically known as simply "football", regardless of the specific variety, However in majority of other countries around the world it is known as "American Football", this is because they use the term "Football" to refer to Association Football.The sport originated in the 19th century out of older games related to modern rugby and football (association football).While several American schools adopted rules based on the football rules of the British Football Association, Harvard University held to its traditional "carrying game"