Striker Pro was a soccer simulation originally developed by Rage Software. It was actually a series that started in 1992 on the Amiga and was later ported to SNES (as World Soccer 1994), Mega Drive (as Ultimate Soccer) and various other ports. The final version was released as Striker Pro 2000 for Playstation and Dreamcast.
In 1993, Philips obtained a license to port Striker to CD-i, based on the Amiga version (not the original, but the Commodore/CD32 versions). The game was fully ported by Philips Freeland Studios, based in Dorking, UK. Dorking had in that time two CD-i development studios. We know Philips Freeland Studios from their excellent ports of The 7th Guest and Microcosm, but they also ported games like Lemmings and Striker Pro on CD-i.
It is interesting to see the soccer games in 1994 that were licensed by the official 'World Cup 1994' that year were developed by US Gold, as released on various platforms. Somewhere in the development process Philips released the cover of Striker Pro CD-i with the official 'World Cup 1994' logo at the bottom left corner printed. As you can see on the top, we have an original copy of Striker Pro that was still a 'officially licensed World Cup 1994' product.
It was clearly stated this copy is for archival purposes only, and it should not be distributed like this: The World Cup 1994 logo had to be removed.
I wonder if any more copies of Striker Pro slipped through with the World Cup 1994 logo printed on it!
The game itself runs without a Digital Video Cartridge and is fully playable in CD-i Emulator 0.53 beta 4 and 5, as well as in MAME CD-i Emulator.
From the cover: "Striker Pro is a fast and furious game that brings football to life. Pick any one of sixty four teams from around the world. Play in a World Knockout, create your own World League championship or even the World Cup. Practice your ball control skills, weaving your ball through the opposition playing either a friend or even against the CDi system. Everything’s here – penalties, send off’s, free kicks. Are you ready? The crowd’s roaring – let the game begin!"
To be honest, if you want to experience a soccer game on CD-i, I would advice you to try Krisalis' Ultra CD-i Soccer, a CD-i surprise that was released in 1997 and made good use of the extra memory of the Digital Video Cartridge. However, Striker Pro runs remarkably fluid, and while the color pallette is relatively limited, the gameplay mechanics were actually as good as how I experienced this on SNES or Amiga (considering the lower speed of CD-i).
