Jamongris,
Regarding Becks there has been a lot of speculation about him coming to the MLS to play for the LA Galaxy.His wife was seen recently shopping around for a home in Los Angeles so there must be something very seriously cooking.We'll see what happens in January, but my best guess is that he will stay in Madrid until the end of the season when his contract expires.
jysuper,
Here is an interesting statistic.Atleti has not lost to any of the 3 clubs that are ahead of them in the standings so far.They beat Sevilla and tied Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Torero,
I agree with you in that the atmosphere is better at the Calderon because Atleti fans are very passionate.Recent renovations to the stadium have taken away a bit of the ambiance though.They have pushed both FONDO SUR and FONDO NORTE stands back a few meters from the goal line and this has reduced the crowd noise.So nowdays it is less intimidating for the opposing team because the fans are not as close to the pitch as they used to be.