Am I imagining things here or are the development team also famous athletes and sportspeople or bear strong resemblance to them?

Joleon Lescott: Everton and Manchester City footballer
Howard Lake: famous sportsclub
Chris Madden: Madden NFL?
John Davies: Scottish football legend

Good luck, sounds like Make a Wish foundation. But why use crypto and make it all confusing?

Edit: I just saw your last response... that really is Joleon Lescott! Well done to him!