SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) -- Outside the Stade de France, there was anticipation - and defiance - from supporters as the venue prepared to stage the European Championship opener on Friday amid intense security. France was kicking off the month-long soccer festivities with a game against Romania seven months after the national stadium was targeted by suicide bombers as the team played Germany. Security agent Samuel Leclercq is part of the 90,000-strong force of police, soldiers and private guards assembled to protect the biggest sporting event in France since the 1998 World Cup.
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