Mystery surrounding Diego Maradona's heart continues

As there was mystery about Diego Maradona in life, there is equal mystery about him in death, with the conspiracies and stories surrounding his burial and his heart continuing to be referenced.

It has been a year since the Argentine icon passed away, although there are now several questions that are being asked, especially in light of rumours surrounding the whereabouts of his heart.

Maradona's heart was extracted on the same day he died, with an autopsy being commissioned to ensure there was an extra element of research done into the organ.

However, there was also the fact that in La Plata it became known that a group of Gimnasia supporters were planning to steal Maradona's heart.

This information suggested that the fans wanted to keep the heart as a trophy, but the officials were alerted to it, hence why Maradona was buried without his heart.

Police were shocked at how extensive the plans for the theft were, with the perpetrators having already decided where to enter the mausoleum and how to exit without being caught.

Protocol in Argentine at this time is for the organs of Maradona to be protected in formaldehyde for 10 years.