Ex-Football Association chairman Geoff Thompson made the admission when interviewed during an inquiry into the 2018 and 2022 World Cup hosting bids.
On Tuesday, football's world governing body Fifa released the full 2014 report of the investigation.
That followed leaked extracts being published by German newspaper Bild.
The 422-page report was written by former Fifa independent ethics investigator Michael Garcia.
He quit in protest when the organisation only released a 42-page summary of his document.
