Originally posted by Bort
No, the point is that it's a special player that takes a while to earn, and you can only have one every so often. If everyone earned a superstar and kept it forever, there would be 10293812309123 superstars after a few seasons, which would make them not very special any more.
It also encourages you to make more than just one or two players, which rewards the players who devote more to the game - the more players you have, the faster you earn your next superstar.
Exactly. It shouldn't have taken you to state the obvious, but well said.