In most jurisdictions (including the EU and US fair use arguments), creating or using a no-CD executable for personal backup purposes is considered legal. You have the right to play the game you purchased without being forced to use failing hardware.
Like most major releases of the era, FIFA 08 was protected by Digital Rights Management (DRM) software—specifically, SecuROM. This technology was designed to prevent piracy by verifying that the user had inserted a legitimate, purchased disc into their optical drive. fifa 08 no cd