I agree, i don't know how they could possibly get all the rosters and decide about how much to pay each person. I mean when I was in college I knew guys that never played, they were just there "in case" .... do these guys get paid the same?

It's all very complicated

But if you ever played Pro Evo Soccer you would notice that the players had names that were similar to the stars but far enough away that they couldn't sue and they didn't look like them. The game allowed for a lot of customization though and people who owned the game would spend a lot of time changing the names and adjusting the look and then upload the "real" team. Other players would then download these teams and this relieved Konami of any legal responsibility because they didn't do it.