using System;

using System.Xml.Serialization;

using System.IO;

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public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        var xml = "<team><name>Lakers</name><player><name>Kobe Bryant</name><position>Guard</position><number>8</number></player><player><name>Shaq O'Neal</name><position>Center</position><number>34</number></player></team>";

        var serializer = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Team));

        using (TextReader reader = new StringReader(xml))

        {

            var team = (Team)serializer.Deserialize(reader);

            Console.WriteLine($"{team.Players[0].Name} - {team.Players[0].Position} - {team.Players[0].Number}");

            Console.WriteLine($"{team.Players[1].Name} - {team.Players[1].Position} - {team.Players[1].Number}");

        }

    }

}

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[Serializable()]

public class Player

{

    [XmlElementAttribute("name")]

    public string Name { get; set; }

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    [XmlElementAttribute("position")]

    public string Position { get; set; }

    [XmlElementAttribute("number")]

    public string Number { get; set; }

}

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[Serializable()]

[XmlRootAttribute("team")]

public class Team

{

    [XmlElementAttribute("player")]

    public Player[] Players { get; set; }

}