The results are in. Yes, Spain captured the World Cup title on Sunday with an exciting 1-nil win over The Netherlands, but the real action took place in the CMD World Cup Haiku Contest.  After your votes were tabulated, the winning haiku was:

The roar of the crowd
Rising thunderous and bold
A nation’s pride, GOOOAAAAAL!!!!!

Congratulations to Back Deck blog reader Doug Shipley on his creative entry. For his efforts, Doug will receive a USA Soccer jersey to proudly wear as a reminder of his victory.

Thank you to all who submitted entries in the CMD World Cup Haiku Contest and voted on the five finalists. We had a lot of fun and look forward to 2014.