Regis to make debut for United States

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 22 (AFP)

Martinique-born defender David Regis was granted United States citizenship earlier this week and will make his debut for the American team against Kuwait in a friendly international here on Sunday, officials said Friday. Regis, 29, who plays in Germany for Karlsruhe but has been married to an American for three years, had been left a place in the United States 22-man squad for next months World Cup finals in France pending his gaining citizenship. The match against Kuwait is the Americans penultimate warm-up before the World Cup.