Need suggestion on creating Base Class Library

Question

I'm still learning C#..I'm developing an academic project to pick the players for a team from the pool of available players. The players database will be given in an xml file will be something like this.

<?xml version="1.0"?> 

<team> 
<club>MyTeam</club> 

<players>
<player name="kaka"> 
<type>Center Forward</type>
<other_playing_positions>Midfielder</other_playing_positions>
<other_playing_positions>Right Wing</other_playing_positions> 
<cannot_play_as> 
<defender>center back</defender> 
<defender>right back</defender> 
</cannot_play_as> 
<height>181</height> 
<rating>92</rating> 
</player> 

<player name="rooney"> 
<type>Striker</type> 
<other_playing_positions>Center Forward</other_playing_positions> 
<other_playing_positions>Attacking Midfielder</other_playing_positions> 
<cannot_play_as> 
<defender>center back</defender> 
<defender>keeper</defender> 
</cannot_play_as> 
<height>181</height> 
<rating>92</rating> 
<penalty>specialist</penalty> 
</player> 

</players>

</team> 


I'm planning to develop a BCL for creating an array of objects by 
reading this xml file; with each object representing each player. So 
that if I'm a coach, I can pick the player according to my wish. Please 
give me any suggestions on this project.Any help in reading xml is also
appreciated.

To do this what all I need to learn?
-reading XML
-developing .net components (BCL)
-what concepts in particular in C#?

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-regards
Shashank D