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Saifi 311 Building, 145, Place Gebran Tuéni, Beirut 1100 2070.
Ralph Charbel is Of Counsel in the Sports Law practice at SAAS Lawyers | Avocats. He advises and represents players, clubs, coaches, agents, and federations from over thirty countries before national and international sporting bodies, including FIFA, CAS, FIBA, CEV and the UAE and Lebanese Sports Arbitration Centers.
Ralph has also served as Director of Legal Affairs for four Lebanese Premier League football clubs and has contributed to drafting procedural rules, governance codes, and ethics frameworks for various sports federations. He is a visiting lecturer in top Sports Law programs, frequently provides commentary for international media and serves as an Arbitrator at the Lebanese Arbitration Center for the Settlement of Sports Disputes. He was also a Rapporteur Member of the Legal Committee of the Lebanese Olympic Committee, further strengthening his expertise in sports governance.
He began his career in Paris at Moyersoen Avocats and has participated in international congresses on sports law, including the IBA Annual Conference and UIA Sports Law Congress.
Ralph has also served as Director of Legal Affairs for four Lebanese Premier League football clubs and has contributed to drafting procedural rules, governance codes, and ethics frameworks for various sports federations. He is a visiting lecturer in top Sports Law programs, frequently provides commentary for international media and serves as an Arbitrator at the Lebanese Arbitration Center for the Settlement of Sports Disputes. He was also a Rapporteur Member of the Legal Committee of the Lebanese Olympic Committee, further strengthening his expertise in sports governance.
He began his career in Paris at Moyersoen Avocats and has participated in international congresses on sports law, including the IBA Annual Conference and UIA Sports Law Congress.
Ralph is the author of two books — one on world sport and one on football and football law, the first book on sports law published by a Lebanese author — and of numerous legal articles and press columns published in Lebanon, the Gulf and internationally, including in Legal 500, SADER Lex, Al Majalla Al Kadaiya, Nidaa Al Watan, Al Arabiya and Kooora. From November 2020 to April 2024 he served as Editor-in-Chief of Middle East Sports Law, the first sports law journal and platform in the Middle East and the first trilingual sports law platform worldwide. He is a visiting lecturer in international sports law programmes and a regular speaker at international congresses, including the IBA Annual Conference in Paris and the UIA Sports Law Congress in Kuwait.
Books
- Football and Football Law, September 2022 — the first book on sports law published by a Lebanese author (In Arabic) [éditeur à ajouter]
- Qissat Shaghaf (A Story of Passion), a book on world sport, Dar Al-Farabi, Beirut, March 2018 (In Arabic)
http://dar-alfarabi.com/product/قصة-شغف/
Articles, Reports and Presentations
- The Unilateral Termination of a Professional Football Player’s Contract with Just Cause and its Consequences in Qatar, SADER Lex, 26 July 2022
https://lebanon.saderlex.com/category/دراسات-و-آراء/41617/the-unilateral-termination-of-a-professional-football-player’s-contract-with-just-cause-and-its-consequences-in-qatar - The Extinction of Football Players’ Contracts in Saudi Arabia, SADER Lex, 23 December 2021; also published in Arabic as “The termination of a professional football player’s contract in Saudi Arabia”, Al Majalla Al Kadaiya, 23 December 2021
https://lebanon.saderlex.com/category/دراسات-و-آراء/26603/the-extinction-of-football-players’-contracts-in-saudi-arabia - Racial Discrimination in Football: its Most Famous Cases, the Evolution of its Regulations and its Remedies, Al Majalla Al Kadaiya, February 2021 (In Arabic)
http://lebanon.saderlex.com/category/دراسات-و-آراء/13525/التمييز-العنصري-في-كرة-القدم-أكثر-حالاته-شهرة-وتطوّر-قوانينه-والحلول-للحد-منه - Sports Law and Sports Arbitration: a commentary on the “Al Mouhamoun” (The Lawyers) television programme, UAE SADER Lex, February 2021 (In Arabic)
http://uae.saderlex.com/category/دراسات-و-آراء/13594/مقالة-حول-حلقة-القانون-والتحكيم-الرياضي-ضمن-برنامج-المحامون - Commentary on the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department seminar on the representation of clients in sports disputes, UAE SADER Lex, February 2021 (In Arabic)
http://uae.saderlex.com/category/دراسات-و-آراء/14589/ندوة-دائرة-القضاء-في-ابو-ظبي-حول-تمثيل-العملاء-في-النزاعات-الرياضية - Commentary on the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department seminar on the impact of the new international anti-doping code, UAE SADER Lex, January 2021 (In Arabic)
http://uae.saderlex.com/category/دراسات-و-آراء/12576/ندوة-دائرة-القضاء-في-أبو-ظبي-حول-تأثير-القانون-الدولي-الجديد-لمكافحة-المنشطات - Trademarks in Sport: Manchester United Leads the Clubs and Messi Tops the Players, Al Majalla Al Kadaiya, October 2020 (In Arabic) [lien tronqué sur LinkedIn — à récupérer]
- The Covid-19 Virus and its Legal Consequences on Football, SADER Legal, April 2020 (In Arabic)
http://data.saderlex.com/subjectview.aspx?id=259 - Discrimination in Football: its Most Famous Cases, the Evolution of its Regulations and its Remedies, Legal 500 Thought Leadership, February 2020; also published on the Mahmood Hussain Law Firm website
https://www.legal500.com/developments/thought-leadership/discrimination-in-football-its-most-famous-casesthe-evolution-of-its-regulationsand-its-remedies/
https://mahmoodhussain.net/articles/discrimination-in-football-its-most-famous-cases-the-evolution-of-its-regulations-and-its-remedies-by-ralph-charbel/
Press Articles and Columns
- European and World Football: A Review of 2022, Nidaa Al Watan, 30 December 2022 (In Arabic)
https://www.nidaalwatan.com/article/134626-حصيلة-كرة-القدم-الأوروبيةوالعالمية-في-العام - Messi, King of the World — a full analysis of the 2022 World Cup and Argentina’s title, Nidaa Al Watan, 21 December 2022 (In Arabic)
https://www.nidaalwatan.com/article/132694-ميسي-ملك-العالم - The Dream Final Between the World’s Two Best Players — on the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the 2022 Qatar World Cup, Nidaa Al Watan, 16 December 2022 (In Arabic)
https://www.nidaalwatan.com/article/131507-النهائي-الحلم-بين-أفضل-لاعبين-في-العالم - Why Did Bayern Win the Lisbon Final?, Al Arabiya.net, August 2020 (In Arabic) — https://ara.tv/6j2vd
- Mighty Bayern and Collapsing Barcelona, Kooora, August 2020 (In Arabic) — https://www.kooora.com/?n=946086&o=r
- Why Did Arsenal Beat Chelsea in the FA Cup Final?, Al Arabiya.net, August 2020 (In Arabic) — https://ara.tv/ry3zb
- Paris’s Balance Against Bayern’s Attacking Power: Who Will Prevail?, Kooora, August 2020 (In Arabic) — https://www.kooora.com/?n=947184
- Football and Covid-19, Al Arabiya.net, April 2020 (In Arabic) — https://ara.tv/wqp6e
- Real Madrid Deservedly on Top, Kooora, March 2020 (In Arabic) — https://www.kooora.com/?n=900179&o=r
- Why Were You Surprised by Atlético Madrid’s Win over Liverpool?, Al Arabiya.net, February 2020 (In Arabic) — https://ara.tv/rnu67
- Kobe Bryant: A Legend Generations Will Pass Down, Al Arabiya.net and Kooora, January 2020 (In Arabic) — https://ara.tv/zgp8b — https://www.kooora.com/?n=890709
- What Have You Done to Liverpool, Klopp?, Al Arabiya.net, November 2019 (In Arabic) — https://ara.tv/4q5xz
- The Return of the Fearsome Barça, Al Arabiya.net, November 2019 (In Arabic) — https://ara.tv/4pa8v
- The Bayern Munich Earthquake, Al Arabiya.net, October 2019 (In Arabic) — https://ara.tv/c8brz
- Has Serie A Regained its Former Glory?, Al Arabiya.net, September 2019 (In Arabic) — https://ara.tv/jutxv
- On the Occasion of Ronaldo’s Birthday, Al Arabiya.net, September 2019 (In Arabic) — https://ara.tv/wq2zg
- The Disappointing Final and Liverpool’s Merit, Al Arabiya.net, June 2019 (In Arabic) — http://ara.tv/6snn6
- Portugal Confirms its Dominance over the Old Continent, Al Arabiya.net, June 2019 (In Arabic) — http://ara.tv/mdju3
- Why Did Barcelona Collapse Against Liverpool?, Al Arabiya.net, May 2019 (In Arabic) — http://ara.tv/69ry6
- The Dominance of English Clubs over Europe, Al Arabiya.net, May 2019 (In Arabic) — http://ara.tv/r6y59
- Guardiola, Ruler of English Football, Al Arabiya.net, May 2019 (In Arabic) — http://ara.tv/v2c5e
- Zidane the Magician, Kooora, March 2015 (In Arabic) — https://m.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=390361
- Ferguson: A Coaching Legend, Kooora, February 2015 (In Arabic) — https://m.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=386599
- Pirlo the Architect: A Byword for Elegance and Creativity, Kooora, February 2015 (In Arabic) — https://m.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=382853
Beirut Bar Association.
French, English, Arabic, Working Spanish
Bar Admission
Beirut (Lebanon)
Education & Qualifications
- ISDE, Master of International Sports Law (2019).
- ISDE Sports Convention, Certificate in Sports Law (2019).
- University of Cambridge, Certificate in International Sports Law (2019).
- Université Saint Joseph de Beyrouth , Master’s degree in Private Law (DEA, 2016–2017).
- Université Saint Joseph de Beyrouth (USJ), Bachelor’s degree in Law (2013–2016).
Related Practices
Related Industries
Partners & Senior Counsel
Counsels & Of Counsels
Senior Associates
Associates
Junior Associates
Administrative Staff
ADDRESS
Saifi 311 Building, 145, Place Gebran Tuéni, Beirut 1100 2070.
Ralph Charbel is Of Counsel in the Sports Law practice at SAAS Lawyers | Avocats. He advises and represents players, clubs, coaches, agents, and federations from over thirty countries before national and international sporting bodies, including FIFA, CAS, FIBA, CEV and the UAE and Lebanese Sports Arbitration Centers.
Ralph has also served as Director of Legal Affairs for four Lebanese Premier League football clubs and has contributed to drafting procedural rules, governance codes, and ethics frameworks for various sports federations. He is a visiting lecturer in top Sports Law programs, frequently provides commentary for international media and serves as an Arbitrator at the Lebanese Arbitration Center for the Settlement of Sports Disputes. He was also a Rapporteur Member of the Legal Committee of the Lebanese Olympic Committee, further strengthening his expertise in sports governance.
He began his career in Paris at Moyersoen Avocats and has participated in international congresses on sports law, including the IBA Annual Conference and UIA Sports Law Congress.
Ralph has also served as Director of Legal Affairs for four Lebanese Premier League football clubs and has contributed to drafting procedural rules, governance codes, and ethics frameworks for various sports federations. He is a visiting lecturer in top Sports Law programs, frequently provides commentary for international media and serves as an Arbitrator at the Lebanese Arbitration Center for the Settlement of Sports Disputes. He was also a Rapporteur Member of the Legal Committee of the Lebanese Olympic Committee, further strengthening his expertise in sports governance.
He began his career in Paris at Moyersoen Avocats and has participated in international congresses on sports law, including the IBA Annual Conference and UIA Sports Law Congress.
Ralph is the author of two books — one on world sport and one on football and football law, the first book on sports law published by a Lebanese author — and of numerous legal articles and press columns published in Lebanon, the Gulf and internationally, including in Legal 500, SADER Lex, Al Majalla Al Kadaiya, Nidaa Al Watan, Al Arabiya and Kooora. From November 2020 to April 2024 he served as Editor-in-Chief of Middle East Sports Law, the first sports law journal and platform in the Middle East and the first trilingual sports law platform worldwide. He is a visiting lecturer in international sports law programmes and a regular speaker at international congresses, including the IBA Annual Conference in Paris and the UIA Sports Law Congress in Kuwait.
Books
- Football and Football Law, September 2022 — the first book on sports law published by a Lebanese author (In Arabic) [éditeur à ajouter]
- Qissat Shaghaf (A Story of Passion), a book on world sport, Dar Al-Farabi, Beirut, March 2018 (In Arabic)
http://dar-alfarabi.com/product/قصة-شغف/
Articles, Reports and Presentations
- The Unilateral Termination of a Professional Football Player’s Contract with Just Cause and its Consequences in Qatar, SADER Lex, 26 July 2022
https://lebanon.saderlex.com/category/دراسات-و-آراء/41617/the-unilateral-termination-of-a-professional-football-player’s-contract-with-just-cause-and-its-consequences-in-qatar - The Extinction of Football Players’ Contracts in Saudi Arabia, SADER Lex, 23 December 2021; also published in Arabic as “The termination of a professional football player’s contract in Saudi Arabia”, Al Majalla Al Kadaiya, 23 December 2021
https://lebanon.saderlex.com/category/دراسات-و-آراء/26603/the-extinction-of-football-players’-contracts-in-saudi-arabia - Racial Discrimination in Football: its Most Famous Cases, the Evolution of its Regulations and its Remedies, Al Majalla Al Kadaiya, February 2021 (In Arabic)
http://lebanon.saderlex.com/category/دراسات-و-آراء/13525/التمييز-العنصري-في-كرة-القدم-أكثر-حالاته-شهرة-وتطوّر-قوانينه-والحلول-للحد-منه - Sports Law and Sports Arbitration: a commentary on the “Al Mouhamoun” (The Lawyers) television programme, UAE SADER Lex, February 2021 (In Arabic)
http://uae.saderlex.com/category/دراسات-و-آراء/13594/مقالة-حول-حلقة-القانون-والتحكيم-الرياضي-ضمن-برنامج-المحامون - Commentary on the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department seminar on the representation of clients in sports disputes, UAE SADER Lex, February 2021 (In Arabic)
http://uae.saderlex.com/category/دراسات-و-آراء/14589/ندوة-دائرة-القضاء-في-ابو-ظبي-حول-تمثيل-العملاء-في-النزاعات-الرياضية - Commentary on the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department seminar on the impact of the new international anti-doping code, UAE SADER Lex, January 2021 (In Arabic)
http://uae.saderlex.com/category/دراسات-و-آراء/12576/ندوة-دائرة-القضاء-في-أبو-ظبي-حول-تأثير-القانون-الدولي-الجديد-لمكافحة-المنشطات - Trademarks in Sport: Manchester United Leads the Clubs and Messi Tops the Players, Al Majalla Al Kadaiya, October 2020 (In Arabic) [lien tronqué sur LinkedIn — à récupérer]
- The Covid-19 Virus and its Legal Consequences on Football, SADER Legal, April 2020 (In Arabic)
http://data.saderlex.com/subjectview.aspx?id=259 - Discrimination in Football: its Most Famous Cases, the Evolution of its Regulations and its Remedies, Legal 500 Thought Leadership, February 2020; also published on the Mahmood Hussain Law Firm website
https://www.legal500.com/developments/thought-leadership/discrimination-in-football-its-most-famous-casesthe-evolution-of-its-regulationsand-its-remedies/
https://mahmoodhussain.net/articles/discrimination-in-football-its-most-famous-cases-the-evolution-of-its-regulations-and-its-remedies-by-ralph-charbel/
Press Articles and Columns
- European and World Football: A Review of 2022, Nidaa Al Watan, 30 December 2022 (In Arabic)
https://www.nidaalwatan.com/article/134626-حصيلة-كرة-القدم-الأوروبيةوالعالمية-في-العام - Messi, King of the World — a full analysis of the 2022 World Cup and Argentina’s title, Nidaa Al Watan, 21 December 2022 (In Arabic)
https://www.nidaalwatan.com/article/132694-ميسي-ملك-العالم - The Dream Final Between the World’s Two Best Players — on the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the 2022 Qatar World Cup, Nidaa Al Watan, 16 December 2022 (In Arabic)
https://www.nidaalwatan.com/article/131507-النهائي-الحلم-بين-أفضل-لاعبين-في-العالم - Why Did Bayern Win the Lisbon Final?, Al Arabiya.net, August 2020 (In Arabic) — https://ara.tv/6j2vd
- Mighty Bayern and Collapsing Barcelona, Kooora, August 2020 (In Arabic) — https://www.kooora.com/?n=946086&o=r
- Why Did Arsenal Beat Chelsea in the FA Cup Final?, Al Arabiya.net, August 2020 (In Arabic) — https://ara.tv/ry3zb
- Paris’s Balance Against Bayern’s Attacking Power: Who Will Prevail?, Kooora, August 2020 (In Arabic) — https://www.kooora.com/?n=947184
- Football and Covid-19, Al Arabiya.net, April 2020 (In Arabic) — https://ara.tv/wqp6e
- Real Madrid Deservedly on Top, Kooora, March 2020 (In Arabic) — https://www.kooora.com/?n=900179&o=r
- Why Were You Surprised by Atlético Madrid’s Win over Liverpool?, Al Arabiya.net, February 2020 (In Arabic) — https://ara.tv/rnu67
- Kobe Bryant: A Legend Generations Will Pass Down, Al Arabiya.net and Kooora, January 2020 (In Arabic) — https://ara.tv/zgp8b — https://www.kooora.com/?n=890709
- What Have You Done to Liverpool, Klopp?, Al Arabiya.net, November 2019 (In Arabic) — https://ara.tv/4q5xz
- The Return of the Fearsome Barça, Al Arabiya.net, November 2019 (In Arabic) — https://ara.tv/4pa8v
- The Bayern Munich Earthquake, Al Arabiya.net, October 2019 (In Arabic) — https://ara.tv/c8brz
- Has Serie A Regained its Former Glory?, Al Arabiya.net, September 2019 (In Arabic) — https://ara.tv/jutxv
- On the Occasion of Ronaldo’s Birthday, Al Arabiya.net, September 2019 (In Arabic) — https://ara.tv/wq2zg
- The Disappointing Final and Liverpool’s Merit, Al Arabiya.net, June 2019 (In Arabic) — http://ara.tv/6snn6
- Portugal Confirms its Dominance over the Old Continent, Al Arabiya.net, June 2019 (In Arabic) — http://ara.tv/mdju3
- Why Did Barcelona Collapse Against Liverpool?, Al Arabiya.net, May 2019 (In Arabic) — http://ara.tv/69ry6
- The Dominance of English Clubs over Europe, Al Arabiya.net, May 2019 (In Arabic) — http://ara.tv/r6y59
- Guardiola, Ruler of English Football, Al Arabiya.net, May 2019 (In Arabic) — http://ara.tv/v2c5e
- Zidane the Magician, Kooora, March 2015 (In Arabic) — https://m.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=390361
- Ferguson: A Coaching Legend, Kooora, February 2015 (In Arabic) — https://m.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=386599
- Pirlo the Architect: A Byword for Elegance and Creativity, Kooora, February 2015 (In Arabic) — https://m.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=382853
Beirut Bar Association.
French, English, Arabic, Working Spanish
Bar Admission
Beirut (Lebanon)
Education
- ISDE, Master of International Sports Law (2019).
- ISDE Sports Convention, Certificate in Sports Law (2019).
- University of Cambridge, Certificate in International Sports Law (2019).
- Université Saint Joseph de Beyrouth , Master’s degree in Private Law (DEA, 2016–2017).
- Université Saint Joseph de Beyrouth (USJ), Bachelor’s degree in Law (2013–2016).
Related Practices
Related Industries
Partners & Senior Counsel
Counsels & Of Counsels
Senior Associates
Associates
Junior Associates
Administrative Staff
Ralph Charbel
Of Counsel
CONTACT
ADDRESS
Saifi 311 Building, 145, Place Gebran Tuéni, Beirut 1100 2070.
Ralph Charbel is Of Counsel in the Sports Law practice at SAAS Lawyers | Avocats. He advises and represents players, clubs, coaches, agents, and federations from over thirty countries before national and international sporting bodies, including FIFA, CAS, FIBA, CEV and the UAE and Lebanese Sports Arbitration Centers.
Ralph has also served as Director of Legal Affairs for four Lebanese Premier League football clubs and has contributed to drafting procedural rules, governance codes, and ethics frameworks for various sports federations. He is a visiting lecturer in top Sports Law programs, frequently provides commentary for international media and serves as an Arbitrator at the Lebanese Arbitration Center for the Settlement of Sports Disputes. He was also a Rapporteur Member of the Legal Committee of the Lebanese Olympic Committee, further strengthening his expertise in sports governance.
He began his career in Paris at Moyersoen Avocats and has participated in international congresses on sports law, including the IBA Annual Conference and UIA Sports Law Congress.
Ralph has also served as Director of Legal Affairs for four Lebanese Premier League football clubs and has contributed to drafting procedural rules, governance codes, and ethics frameworks for various sports federations. He is a visiting lecturer in top Sports Law programs, frequently provides commentary for international media and serves as an Arbitrator at the Lebanese Arbitration Center for the Settlement of Sports Disputes. He was also a Rapporteur Member of the Legal Committee of the Lebanese Olympic Committee, further strengthening his expertise in sports governance.
He began his career in Paris at Moyersoen Avocats and has participated in international congresses on sports law, including the IBA Annual Conference and UIA Sports Law Congress.
Ralph is the author of two books — one on world sport and one on football and football law, the first book on sports law published by a Lebanese author — and of numerous legal articles and press columns published in Lebanon, the Gulf and internationally, including in Legal 500, SADER Lex, Al Majalla Al Kadaiya, Nidaa Al Watan, Al Arabiya and Kooora. From November 2020 to April 2024 he served as Editor-in-Chief of Middle East Sports Law, the first sports law journal and platform in the Middle East and the first trilingual sports law platform worldwide. He is a visiting lecturer in international sports law programmes and a regular speaker at international congresses, including the IBA Annual Conference in Paris and the UIA Sports Law Congress in Kuwait.
Books
- Football and Football Law, September 2022 — the first book on sports law published by a Lebanese author (In Arabic) [éditeur à ajouter]
- Qissat Shaghaf (A Story of Passion), a book on world sport, Dar Al-Farabi, Beirut, March 2018 (In Arabic)
http://dar-alfarabi.com/product/قصة-شغف/
Articles, Reports and Presentations
- The Unilateral Termination of a Professional Football Player’s Contract with Just Cause and its Consequences in Qatar, SADER Lex, 26 July 2022
https://lebanon.saderlex.com/category/دراسات-و-آراء/41617/the-unilateral-termination-of-a-professional-football-player’s-contract-with-just-cause-and-its-consequences-in-qatar - The Extinction of Football Players’ Contracts in Saudi Arabia, SADER Lex, 23 December 2021; also published in Arabic as “The termination of a professional football player’s contract in Saudi Arabia”, Al Majalla Al Kadaiya, 23 December 2021
https://lebanon.saderlex.com/category/دراسات-و-آراء/26603/the-extinction-of-football-players’-contracts-in-saudi-arabia - Racial Discrimination in Football: its Most Famous Cases, the Evolution of its Regulations and its Remedies, Al Majalla Al Kadaiya, February 2021 (In Arabic)
http://lebanon.saderlex.com/category/دراسات-و-آراء/13525/التمييز-العنصري-في-كرة-القدم-أكثر-حالاته-شهرة-وتطوّر-قوانينه-والحلول-للحد-منه - Sports Law and Sports Arbitration: a commentary on the “Al Mouhamoun” (The Lawyers) television programme, UAE SADER Lex, February 2021 (In Arabic)
http://uae.saderlex.com/category/دراسات-و-آراء/13594/مقالة-حول-حلقة-القانون-والتحكيم-الرياضي-ضمن-برنامج-المحامون - Commentary on the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department seminar on the representation of clients in sports disputes, UAE SADER Lex, February 2021 (In Arabic)
http://uae.saderlex.com/category/دراسات-و-آراء/14589/ندوة-دائرة-القضاء-في-ابو-ظبي-حول-تمثيل-العملاء-في-النزاعات-الرياضية - Commentary on the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department seminar on the impact of the new international anti-doping code, UAE SADER Lex, January 2021 (In Arabic)
http://uae.saderlex.com/category/دراسات-و-آراء/12576/ندوة-دائرة-القضاء-في-أبو-ظبي-حول-تأثير-القانون-الدولي-الجديد-لمكافحة-المنشطات - Trademarks in Sport: Manchester United Leads the Clubs and Messi Tops the Players, Al Majalla Al Kadaiya, October 2020 (In Arabic) [lien tronqué sur LinkedIn — à récupérer]
- The Covid-19 Virus and its Legal Consequences on Football, SADER Legal, April 2020 (In Arabic)
http://data.saderlex.com/subjectview.aspx?id=259 - Discrimination in Football: its Most Famous Cases, the Evolution of its Regulations and its Remedies, Legal 500 Thought Leadership, February 2020; also published on the Mahmood Hussain Law Firm website
https://www.legal500.com/developments/thought-leadership/discrimination-in-football-its-most-famous-casesthe-evolution-of-its-regulationsand-its-remedies/
https://mahmoodhussain.net/articles/discrimination-in-football-its-most-famous-cases-the-evolution-of-its-regulations-and-its-remedies-by-ralph-charbel/
Press Articles and Columns
- European and World Football: A Review of 2022, Nidaa Al Watan, 30 December 2022 (In Arabic)
https://www.nidaalwatan.com/article/134626-حصيلة-كرة-القدم-الأوروبيةوالعالمية-في-العام - Messi, King of the World — a full analysis of the 2022 World Cup and Argentina’s title, Nidaa Al Watan, 21 December 2022 (In Arabic)
https://www.nidaalwatan.com/article/132694-ميسي-ملك-العالم - The Dream Final Between the World’s Two Best Players — on the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the 2022 Qatar World Cup, Nidaa Al Watan, 16 December 2022 (In Arabic)
https://www.nidaalwatan.com/article/131507-النهائي-الحلم-بين-أفضل-لاعبين-في-العالم - Why Did Bayern Win the Lisbon Final?, Al Arabiya.net, August 2020 (In Arabic) — https://ara.tv/6j2vd
- Mighty Bayern and Collapsing Barcelona, Kooora, August 2020 (In Arabic) — https://www.kooora.com/?n=946086&o=r
- Why Did Arsenal Beat Chelsea in the FA Cup Final?, Al Arabiya.net, August 2020 (In Arabic) — https://ara.tv/ry3zb
- Paris’s Balance Against Bayern’s Attacking Power: Who Will Prevail?, Kooora, August 2020 (In Arabic) — https://www.kooora.com/?n=947184
- Football and Covid-19, Al Arabiya.net, April 2020 (In Arabic) — https://ara.tv/wqp6e
- Real Madrid Deservedly on Top, Kooora, March 2020 (In Arabic) — https://www.kooora.com/?n=900179&o=r
- Why Were You Surprised by Atlético Madrid’s Win over Liverpool?, Al Arabiya.net, February 2020 (In Arabic) — https://ara.tv/rnu67
- Kobe Bryant: A Legend Generations Will Pass Down, Al Arabiya.net and Kooora, January 2020 (In Arabic) — https://ara.tv/zgp8b — https://www.kooora.com/?n=890709
- What Have You Done to Liverpool, Klopp?, Al Arabiya.net, November 2019 (In Arabic) — https://ara.tv/4q5xz
- The Return of the Fearsome Barça, Al Arabiya.net, November 2019 (In Arabic) — https://ara.tv/4pa8v
- The Bayern Munich Earthquake, Al Arabiya.net, October 2019 (In Arabic) — https://ara.tv/c8brz
- Has Serie A Regained its Former Glory?, Al Arabiya.net, September 2019 (In Arabic) — https://ara.tv/jutxv
- On the Occasion of Ronaldo’s Birthday, Al Arabiya.net, September 2019 (In Arabic) — https://ara.tv/wq2zg
- The Disappointing Final and Liverpool’s Merit, Al Arabiya.net, June 2019 (In Arabic) — http://ara.tv/6snn6
- Portugal Confirms its Dominance over the Old Continent, Al Arabiya.net, June 2019 (In Arabic) — http://ara.tv/mdju3
- Why Did Barcelona Collapse Against Liverpool?, Al Arabiya.net, May 2019 (In Arabic) — http://ara.tv/69ry6
- The Dominance of English Clubs over Europe, Al Arabiya.net, May 2019 (In Arabic) — http://ara.tv/r6y59
- Guardiola, Ruler of English Football, Al Arabiya.net, May 2019 (In Arabic) — http://ara.tv/v2c5e
- Zidane the Magician, Kooora, March 2015 (In Arabic) — https://m.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=390361
- Ferguson: A Coaching Legend, Kooora, February 2015 (In Arabic) — https://m.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=386599
- Pirlo the Architect: A Byword for Elegance and Creativity, Kooora, February 2015 (In Arabic) — https://m.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=382853
Beirut Bar Association.
French, English, Arabic, Working Spanish
Bar Admission
Beirut (Lebanon)
Education
- ISDE, Master of International Sports Law (2019).
- ISDE Sports Convention, Certificate in Sports Law (2019).
- University of Cambridge, Certificate in International Sports Law (2019).
- Université Saint Joseph de Beyrouth , Master’s degree in Private Law (DEA, 2016–2017).
- Université Saint Joseph de Beyrouth (USJ), Bachelor’s degree in Law (2013–2016).